[1503] Police Handcuffs: Flawed, But Good Enough

[black]

“LPL, you’re under arrest. You have the right to rem…”

LPL: “And let’s open those handcuffs one more time to show it wasn’t a fluke”

[chankwanting]

Most important part of why it's good enough, you're not meant to leave the handcuffed person unattended. It's there to improve safety for a limited time, not to prevent someone unattended from escaping etc.

[MrVt]

Still waiting for LPL to buy a multimeter and say "...it was in fact a Fluke"

[Korkzis]

As someone who’s currently handcuffed palms facing inwards, I thank you.

[itsfirekid]

What's one thing no police officer wants to hear when arresting someone?

"This is the lock picking lawyer, and-"

[AM.]

"counter custody training"
Never heard that terminology, LPL still teaching me things after all these years

[abc-coleaks-info]

When I first started working a maximum security prison I had this one inmate that would wait until he was secured behind a door and then hand you your cuffs back, before you could get your key ready. It was quite disconcerting since he was a multiple murderer including one officer as a victim. Repeatedly searched, X-rays etc never found anything. Turns out he had been doing this for over a year!! It was the type of handcuffs used, it required a key similar to a lock found on a soda can dispenser and he was opening the cuffs using one of his thumbnails. You could place the cuffs as tight as you wished and he could still roll his wrists. The only way I was able to discover how he was doing it was establishing a report with him that finally encouraged him to show me how it was done. Within three tries, I was able to replicate the process in front of the chief’s of security and they got rid of that brand of cuff.

[da_pikmin_coder]

LPL: "Hey guys welcome back to another episode. Today I'm returning to the handcuffs from 1503, but as requested by many commenters, I have already handcuffed myself, my palms are facing outward, and I'm limited to tools small enough to hide after being frisked by a police officer, that I of course can still reach while cuffed. I don't know why such specific conditions were demanded to be showcased, but I will show you how to pick myself out of this predicament in less than 30 seconds."

[imnotincontrolitsathrowawa]

LPl got me into my charges but also got me out of them! Thank you so much for the help LPL!!

[stu]

Double locking is also a safety feature for the person being detailed (and the officer in a sense as well). With the double lock on place, the cuff cannot be tightened, and an overtightened cuff can cause serious damage to a detainee's wrists and nerves. It can happen as innocently as the person sitting down while cuffed, and the cuffs being caught between the person and the chair, or even the back seat of a cruiser. But it provides security for the officer as well so that a detainee can't tighten the cuffs themselves and claim the officer intentionally cuffed them too tight as to cause undue pain and suffering.

[ZenHulk]

I'm glad you're doing this. I was a reserve police officer in California in the 90s and we use to sit around bored to death some nights, so we handcuffed each other and had races getting out of them, my best time 39 seconds double locked, with a paperclip with a bent end, sort of like a key off my sergeants desk, bent it on the desk draw behind my back. Police know how easy it is to get out of them, that's why they get you into the back of a car asap.

[deputyrook]

[1503] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in police car locks."
[1504] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in jail cell locks."
[1505] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in electric chair and lethal injection wrist wraps."
[1506] "Hello everyone, today w'ell be exposing an unacceptable flaw in the gates of heaven and hell." *pulls out wave rake*

[not_pockchan]

I still cannot believe how LPL manages to still make entertaining content after so many videos, W dude. Keep it up!

[totojejedinecnynick]

Suggestions: how to pick a bank vault lock, how to pick handcuffs (done), how to pick jail doors. A trifecta for ehm, educational purposes, yes... educational.

[venator]

As a german policeman using a very similar design with the same keys I'm actually quite grateful that these are picked so easily. The amount of cases these are picked because someone forgot to bring a certain key definitely dwarfs all else...
Also a suspect wearing these is usually watched anyway with these just serving the purpose of short time keeping suspects of doing bad stuff with their hands. They are not a long term solution anyway.

As funny trivia:
There are actually shoelaces with this key design at their ends around in "counter custody training" communities

[ComboMuster]

Handcuffs are not only used by police... thank you so much LPL.

[bigtxbullion]

My counter custody tools include paying my taxes, not stealing, and treating others as I wish to be treated.

[brandonharper]

I remember years and years ago seeing an interview that explained that the simple lock and same key design is a good thing, because then any officer could take the cuffs off.

[andystewart]

As a prior correctional officer I witnessed inmates hitting their hands up against a wall to open thease. The double lock engaged. The inmates used paperclips as well. Thanks for the videos a thumbs up as usual.

[nightmare]

I went to a high school that had a criminal justice program and was part of a club/team that did a competition every year in various events related to law enforcement, trial procedure, etc. One of my events was defensive tactics which involved basic strikes, takedowns, handcuff procedures and the like. I bet the officer that taught our team I could get out without him noticing. He said ok, cuffed me and I beat them with a paperclip. He was not happy.