handcuffs ?

[befdelta7]

hi,
question thats been bugging me for a while, a question that no-one seems to know the answer to.

is it illegal for a civillian to carry handcuffs on them in a public place?
some security guards, water bailiffs and parks police(glorified council workers) carry them.

i herd that it is NOT illegal to carry them but IS illegal to use them.
i have seen them being openly sold on ebay, so whats stopping people carrying them whilst going about their daily bussiness? for what reason i dont know.
anyone shed some light on this?

cheers
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[gmanxiii]

They make great makeshift knuckledusters...
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[Mudskipper]

It's fine so long as you are walking down a high street straight out of an Ann Summers shop.
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Aye that Harry Houdini kept getting caught with them handcuffs on so they put him in jail.
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[befdelta7]

Handcuffs
The possession of handcuffs is not prohibited by law. However, use of handcuffs amounts to an assault and is unlawful unless it can be justified. Justification can only be achieved by establishing a legal right to use handcuffs, and good objective grounds for doing so. Use of force must be reasonable, necessary and proportionate.

From a legal aspect any member of the public can carry handcuff(s) around with them, albeit genuine or replica. They are not offensive per se as they are designed to protect, the use may dictate them offensive.

so a civillian can legally carry handcuffs, but not use them.

wonder how long it will be before them chavs start carrying them to intimidate and as Gmanxiii said, use them as knuckle dusters.


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[thegubner]

It wouldn't make sense when you can just buy a knuckle duster that wont break your hands hitting with it.

There not new, if chav's were gonna use em they would be doing by now.

[gmanxiii]

your obviously holding it wrong then
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[thegubner]

[gmanxiii]

The cuffs, "a bad work man always blames his tools..." they can also be used to scratch an itchy sack or open bottles of chardonnay.
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[thegubner]

Oh right.

[colin1]

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[Phoenix]

[st3v3]

Surely in cases of citizens arrest it would be a justifiable means?
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[stinkwheel]

I'm pretty certain they'd have a hard job prosecuting you for carrying a few cable ties in your pocket though.

Ever seen someone trying to get out of even a short cable tie applied round both thumbs? It is most amusing, you kid on you are doing some sort of manual dexterity test with them:

"Right, hold your hands palms together, fingers pointing me. Ok, now keeping your palms and fingers pressed together, seperate all your fingers as widely as you can."... ZIP! *slips cable tie over both thumbs, pulls it tight and stands back to point and laugh*
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snigger.....

[yambabe]

Certainly isn't illegal to carry them, I used to have a pair on my belt in my younger days............
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[MoshizZ]

Am i right in saying if you did something wrong in a public place i could arrest you on citizens arrest?

I heard this somewhere before, but most people that do things wrong carry knives now and i wouldnt really wanna arrest them lol.
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'I heard'...'I was told'...

Google is your friend!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6323391.stm
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