An offender is handcuffed for the protection of the arresting officer,it is drummed into all LEO’s.It is standard operating procedure.
In addition the perpetrator was armed,what was she supposed to do?
“..An offender is handcuffed for the protection of the arresting officer,it is drummed into all LEOs.It is standard operating procedure.
In addition the perpetrator was armed,what was she supposed to do?...”
There IS a sort of conspicuous irony in this situation, isn’t there...
....and at the moment she slapped the cuffs on him, how would she know FOR SURE Lopez was not impersonating a cop which is done all the time.