[yarddog]

In this particular case I don’t mind but I absolutely hate the idea of handcuffing everyone who is arrested no matter what the risk.

Yeah, I know it is “for the cops protection” and that makes anything they do OK.

I remember an article by Jeff Cooper in which he said that it was illegal in ancient Rome, to place a citizen in shackles for any reason.

I wouldn’t go quite that far but they should never be used on people just because they happen to be near a criminal scene.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I think the younger policeman was afraid of a back door attack.

[jtal]

The DA did that for show. I’m sure he’s loving the fact that he’s been handed the Great White Defendant on a silver platter.

Sandusky’s a monster but I don’t hold the bottom feeders in much higher regard.

[nonsporting]

I remember an article by Jeff Cooper in which he said that it was illegal in ancient Rome, to place a citizen in shackles for any reason.

Roman citizenship was a privilege not the valueless birthright it has become in this country.