Come-along tool
A come-along tool is an instrument used by, e.g., a police officer to make someone come with him.
Examples
Examples would include the Argus Iron Claw, the nunchaku[1] (especially the ridged nunchaku),[2] or the billy club,[3] although the latter has the disadvantage of requiring a disobedient or resisting person to stand still long enough for a come-along hold to be applied.[4] The use of the taser as a come-along tool has been prohibited by some police departments in favor of "soft-hand" techniques such as "applying pressure to pressure points, takedowns, joint locks, or simply grabbing onto a subject."[5]
The Argus Iron Claw was a come-along tool and striking weapon that allowed a police officer to break an uncooperative suspect's wrist by applying leverage.[6] Hundreds of thousands of these devices were made[7] over a thirty-year period.[8]
References
- ↑ Maher, Jared Jacang (August 6, 2009). "Sonia Sotomayor could declare martial law on Kevin Orcutt's nunchaku". Westword.
- ↑ Hess, Joseph C. Nunchaku in Action. Search this book on
- ↑ "History and use of the billy club". PoliceOne.
- ↑ "Alert: Use-of-Force Tactics & Non-Lethal Weaponry". www.aele.org.
- ↑ https://quinoneslaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/13-862_Amici-Curiae-Brief.pdf
- ↑ "Beyond the baton: 5 forgotten police weapons". PoliceOne.
- ↑ Forte, Matthew G. American Police Equipment: A Guide to Early Restraints, Clubs and Lanterns. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Argus Iron Claw". Lynchburg Museum System.
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