Assertion: handcuff | /r/HasProperty | tight
Facets:
value: despite precautions
type: OTHER
value: at the time of the arrest
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: He also stated that the plaintiff asked to have the handcuffs removed but didn't say they were too tight.
text: I can't feel my fingers because the cuffs are too tight.
text: Moreover, one of the officers testified that he heard the plaintiff complain the handcuffs were too tight but didn't do anything because he thought one of the other officers had checked them for tightness.
text: A second officer testified that the plaintiff asked him to remove the handcuffs, but didn't tell him they were too tight.
text: Frequently, an arrest requires that police officers handcuff the suspect, and to be effective, the handcuffs must be tight enough to prevent the arrestee's hands from slipping out.12
text: But, when an arrestee complains that the handcuffs are too tight, giving the officers notice of a potential injury, there may be liability.
text: The issue of notice brought by a plaintiff's complaint that the handcuffs were too tight and caused pain is highlighted in the Burchett13 case.
text: However, unlike the other cases, where the courts found that the defendant officers may have violated the Fourth Amendment, the Burchett court stated that the evidence presented gave no indication that [the plaintiff] had previously complained or advised the officers that the handcuffs were too tight….
text: Until [the officers] had notice that the handcuffs were too tight, the officers were unaware of the problem.16
text: So, what's an officer to do when an arrestee complains that the handcuffs were too tight at the time of the arrest?
text: During that time, one of the arrestees shouted that their handcuffs were too tight.
text: Many of the reported decisions on handcuffing include facts of failing to double-lock the handcuffs or ignoring complaints that the handcuffs are too tight.
text: But, under normal circumstances, what's the street officer's option when a handcuffed person complains that the cuffs are too tight despite precautions taken to ensure the handcuffs weren't tight?
text: there was documentation in police reports that the officer had been able to tighten the cuffs to only the first tooth because the plaintiff had large wrists, yet he ignored plaintiff's persistent complaints that the cuffs were too small and tight until after the plaintiff was booked.
text: If you determine the cuffs are too tight, loosen them while still ensuring that the arrestee can't successfully manipulate the cuffs off of their wrist(s).