HOWEVER, when you have an 80 year old priest, you might take a "risk" and provide him Some confort so as not to injure him.
Is TSA still body searching 80 year old ladies in wheelchairs? Same mentality.
> Handcuffing in the front is not safer for the police transporting an arrestee. Some departments require cuffing in the back.
In New Zealand it is optional for the police to use handcuffs/restraints when arresting or transporting someone. Plenty of times they are not used at all. The decision is made based on likely risk presented by the person being detained. Handcuffing is, after all, a use of force.
I think that is an utterly commonsense approach. There was neither reason nor excuse to restrain this priest. It was a shameful misuse of force.