From: akif@sequent.com (Aki Fleshler)
Subject: Re: have you heard of...
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 17:24:42 GMT

In article <barry.702860602@citr.uq.oz.au> barry@citr.uq.oz.au (Barry Kitson) writes:
>rakoczynskij@gtephx.UUCP (Jurek Rakoczynski) writes:
>>In a learning mode, I learned techniques not usually taught in MA's. 
>>For example, how do you remove someone from a car whose hands are
>>locked on the wheel and they refuse to move.  Try it at home!  It's
>>not as easy as you would think.
>
>	People who insist on driving on the right-hand side of
>the road will have to translate all of the below from right to left
>and left to right :^)  Serves you right (or is that left?) for being
>so silly :^)
>
>	First guess:  Shove fingers up the driver's nostrils while
>keeping the elbow (of the same arm --- right arm for right-hand-drive
>cars) low to block backfists/whatever from the driver's hands.  Guide
>the driver out by the snoz.
>
>	Second guess:  Grab the driver's belt (or the top of his/her
>pants if it's strong enough) with the right hand (for a right-hand drive
>car) while keeping your left high near the door frame.  Use your left 
>arm to block if you have to, and if the driver just holds the wheel
>yank him/her out backside first.
>
>	Third guess:  Push up on the driver's right elbow with your
>right hand (to break his/her right hand's grip on the wheel) while
>pulling the head out of the car with your left (using the collar,
>neck, earlobe, hair etc.).  Since the driver's left hand might still 
>be gripping the wheel, you might have to step back slightly and
>reach over his/her head with your right hand to force the head
>down and further out of the car.  Try to make the driver fall out
>sideways and slightly backwards to get as much leverage as possible.
>
>	Fourth guess:  Reach across the driver (beware of headbuts
>and hands that leave the wheel :^) an grab the little finger of the
>left (STILL a right-hand-driver car :^) hand.  Twist the hand over to
>pull it off the wheel (pull the finger towards you) and grab the 
>hand with your left while changing grips with your right in order to
>force the driver's hand into a wrist lock.  The driver's hand (the
>one you're holding) should have the fingers pointing down while you
>pull (starting to force the fingers back) along the line of the arm.
>If there is any trouble during the start of all this (while pulling the
>left hand off the wheel) then your elbow should be in a good position to
>hit the face or side of the head (or both... in quick "concussion" %+().
>
>	Fifth guess:  Kick to break the floating ribs and make the
>driver more co-operative.  Hell, if you're a police officer why not just
>shoot them? :^)
>
>	Sixth guess:  Assuming that you have removed the only keys to
>the ignition, starve them out :^)
>

	What if the "perp" is wearing seatbelt? or seatbelt and shoulder
	harness? In that case, only #5 and #6 are appropriate... :-)


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