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[edit] assessment

needs more references.--SGGH 16:35, 1 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] World Records

On January 8th, 2005, at the Arndale Centre Manchester UK, David Straitjacket escaped from a pair of 'Hiatts Speedcuffs' rigid handcuffs, which were provided by the Greater Manchester police. His time of 7.25 seconds was a new world record, beating the existing record (set by Stuart Burrell) of 10 seconds.

Is it the world records for those types of cuffs? ed g2s • talk 00:08, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Go to this link: http://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk/toprecordholders.asp

And scroll down to David Straitjacket's entry for record details. His record currently stands at 4.5 seconds.

[edit] Escaping

The first paragraph seems to be written in a substandard fashion.


[edit] Other cuffs?

I just found out about "Mckenzie Mitts" which were invented by Jacob Mckenzie; that is all I've found out about thus far. Since I can not seem to find a wiki page of them this seemed to be the best place to ask if anyone knows more information on them.

[edit] Handcuffs imply guilt

"In Japan, if someone is photographed or filmed while handcuffed, their hands have to be pixelated if it is used on TV or in the newspapers. This is because someone who had been arrested brought a successful case to court arguing that being pictured in handcuffs implied guilt, and had prejudiced the trial." Can someone find a source for this? I haven't found anything from Google. 71.248.0.86 01:09, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't know any source. I can tell you that I've heard the same statement on the Dutch news when some Japanes manager was arrested.193.190.253.148 06:48, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Manufacturers

Do we really need all those links to handcuff manufacturers? They do not add any information to the page. WLU 10:42, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sexual Use

It seems to me that while the article does a good job of covering the law enforcement angle of handcuffs there is an entirely other culture surrounding them in the form of bondage, or even the fuzzy cuffs. The novelty cuffs shouldn't be left out of this article.--Crossmr 04:39, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Leg irons and their banning

"The use of leg irons at all is completely banned in all European Union member states." Are you sure? I know senior politicians - and one former Home Secretary who was posting to Wikipedia earlier in the summer - and I don't think they have been at all. He swears they are actually still used, particularly when transporting prisoners between prisons or from court to prison. I suspect this use is unofficial, but still, a source for this statement would be useful. Given that my friend knows that they were still legal to be used in 1997 when he left office, I suspect this directive is one of the few the United Kingdom has ignored rather than gold-plated as usual. Owlqueen 16:22, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I've heard of a British ban on Haitt Darby-style leg irons specifically after they acquired a negative association due to their highly-publicized use in abusing prisoners (outside the UK, mind). They're actually far safer and more comfortable than modern swing-through style leg irons, but laws based on emotional reactions are hardly new, are they?  :)
In any case, the fetters (leg irons) article states that the EU ban is on the _export_ of leg irons to non-EU countries (in reaction to some nations that force their prisoners to wear them long-term), not on their use. This claim is also uncited, but seems more plausible. Elmo iscariot (talk) 14:11, 7 May 2008 (UTC)