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bbvk05 wrote:
I have seen quite a few people who post on these forums say that they carry handcuffs. Obviously it is legal to do this in most places, but does not the vast majority of public look on you guys with scorn? I know some of you like that, but I cannot imagine it being productive.
Also, I think it is fairly easy to paint somebody carrying handcuffs in a SD situation as some kind of fanatic that was out looking for trouble.
Why doesn't everyone just carry the thick type of zip tie? same effect as cuffs without the baggage.
You kidding me?--- I want people to look at me with scorn? -- No thanks. I will agree with you that some people crave that type of attention.
Secondly, nobody would even know I carried cuffs, they are in my car glove box, I carried them in my front pocket a couple times, and they don't print, nobody would have any idea what I had, it looked like the can of chew I keep in my back pocket. They are pretty heavy anyway, I already have a gun, chew, keys, and a wallet full of benjamins
, my pockets are deep, but not that deep
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Painting someone as a fanatic... hmmm I dunno, could someone be considered a fantatic if they oc'ed a wepaon, a "dog" size can of oc, a flashlight, 2 spare mags, and a knife? If you take off all that stuff, cept the gun, and you put a pair of cuffs on your belt, well maybe, I can see where people think it is just "wannabe" behavior.
Zip ties are much more flexible, even the thick type, then can only be used once, so you better carry a lot of them in case you put the on too tight, they don't double lock, so you are more open to damaging the person and having a lawsuit then if you had a double locking pair of handcuffs. Zip ties, with the exception of just a few types are quite easy to cut with just a pair of scissors, pocketknife, even melt them with a lighter.
I'm kind of indifferent to the whole thing though really, if someone wants to label me a wanna be for carrying some handcuffs in my glovebox, more power to 'em. I don't go out looking for trouble, and realize that unless you have more than one person, it is very dangerous to try and apprehend someone, and even then its no cake walk.