Portland police internal affairs Lt. Jeffrey Bell demonstrates how police use the hobble restraint, a nylon strap that ties a person's ankles together and links them to their wrists handcuffed behind ...

In 1914, the hobble skirt was all the rage. To eyes used to seeing women's bodies enveloped in yards of fabric, these skirts were a shocking reminder that women had ankles, legs, and derrières. While ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One issue that has come up in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has been the discussion among the officers involved on ...

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