On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:46:48 -0500 "Gary L. Nunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In all likelihood, the military used standard law enforcement > shackles that > are chainable to any seat the prisoner sits in. The shackles are > designed to > limit the range of motion a person can use for his hands and legs, > but they > don't completely immobilize them. They would in fact immobilize them > enough > that they could not feed themselves (hence being fed by guards), but > they do allow some movement. > Now I personally would not like to wear them for 20 hours. In > training, we > each wore them for up to 30 minutes and they were uncomfortable, but > yet > they were livable. It is not unusual for a prisoner to have to wear > them eight or ten hours while in court.
> Gary - What exactly do "standard law enforcement shackles" consist of? And what training were you in? Just wondering, -Stephen (Steg), who is now beginning to read _Heaven's Reach_ "mew hast meep get frog and a smelly sock!" ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
