> So now being put in handcuffs is abuse?
Yup — it sure is if they are put on improperly. And even if they are put on correctly, four-to-five hours is more than twice the recommended max. There’s a good risk of permanent nerve damage in this case, I’d reckon.
Handcuffs aren’t toys: they are weapons.
Handcuffs are no more a weapon than a pointy stick or piece of rope.
They're not legally classified as a weapon anywhere in the US that I'm aware of. I suppose you could clunk someone in the head with them, thereby using them as a weapon.
But to flat out call them a 'weapon' is silly my friend.
I would also consider, as a jurist, whether there was drug abuse in the home. It sure looks like it from the photo, but of course I’d need evidence.
Weapons? That is obviously an uneducated assertion. I have personally transported prisoners long distances in cuffs and shackles for 24 hours at a time. They had neither permanent nerve damage nor did they have any bruises or other damage that you could see.
I have extradited prisoners out of most states in the US, and they all wore the jewelry for way more than 4-5 hours with no damage. How do you suppose they transport the prisoners with the black boxes? eh? Some of those guys ride that bus for up to 36 hours at a time.