And I guess that explains why he was in Inglewood - hiding out.
As a result of reading this thread, I went and borrowed a set of handcuffs from my neighbors. No, they're not kinky. One of them is a supervisor/instructor of prison guards, and I thought they probably had a set around, which she did. She put them on me with my hands behind my back. I was fairly easily able to reach about 18 to 24 inches behind me, and could grasp objects strongly, particularly with one hand at a time. I am not particularly flexible. The story of the punk going limp and them grabbing the cop's crotch seems entirely plausible to me. I would also note that there no allegations (yet) of injuries to the kid.