79. "sure." In response to In response to 78 Sat Feb-13-16 06:19 PM by SoWhat
cops will say the nature of the offense doesn't and shouldn't be the deciding factor in any decision to use cuffs b/c any arrestee suspected of having committed any particular offense could harm any arresting officer. they've got stories where ppl being arrested for 'non-violent' offenses harmed the arresting officer or some other officer. or the arrestee defeated the arrest. and on and on. they will point out that cuffing isn't a punitive measure - it's a protective measure.
so if we want cops to stop cuffing we have to combat their officer safety argument.