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Hellcat
Yes, restraining a person sometimes escalates and can lead to catastrophic consequences for all involved. This case where an inmate's death occured while being restrained by trained deputies, has gripped central VA for the last couple of weeks. This may be a worst case scenairo, but the liability for an untrained person like myself far outweigh any benefits of handcuffing a person on my own.I respect and think I understand what you're saying.
I worked in the mental health field for many years. Restraining a person sometimes works, sometimes it escalates a situation. Just like putting someone in choke hold or arm bar (when not applied properly) can open up a can of worms.
There's a reason why there's procedures in place for monitoring someone placed in restraints(Law Enforcement and Mental Health). In the heat of battle, things get missed especially when you're involved It's easy to lose track of time and to not put on restraints properly and so forth and the restrained person suffering permanent damage or death. It's really a liability I don't want to deal with personally.
I think in self-defense situations it's sometimes easy to over-prepare. I try to keep things simple so my Marine brain doesn't get overloaded...
Commonwealth’s Attorney to release Central State Hospital video of Otieno
The Dinwiddie Commonwealth’s Attorney confirmed that she will release surveillance video showing the moments leading up to Irvo Otieno’s death at Central State Hospital.
