Timeline for Galactic Law Enforcement - Handcuff Alternatives
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| Jun 4, 2018 at 3:57 | comment | added | Vernian42 | This is super simple and I can totally see the galactic cops contain expandable bags on their utility belts for easy access. | |
| Jun 2, 2018 at 9:29 | comment | added | Surt | Used in Fifth Element youtube.com/watch?v=aZFH4wCLVXY | |
| Jun 1, 2018 at 6:55 | comment | added | Mirror318 | I would add this to the BAG—make it a kind of shrink-wrap that can come out of a gun. That way, enforcement can shoot baddies of all shapes and sizes, and the shrink-wrap will cover, bind, and tighten on them. Then BAG can stand for Bag Aliens Gun (the best acronyms always reference themselves). | |
| May 31, 2018 at 15:30 | comment | added | Jared K | @DoktorJ Assuming the BAG is self-supported, I still think species-specific restraints would exist. A prisoner in the BAG is like a prisoner being transported while handcuffed to a rolling stretcher, which is much more of a hassle for the police. Curbs and stairs get in the way. Bathroom breaks are an awkward logistics problem. Species-specific restraints might allow bathroom use while worn, and would likely be both harder to wriggle out of yet faster to put on and take off. They would also be more dignified and humane, and any society eventually has wealthy 'dignified' people get arrested. | |
| May 31, 2018 at 14:41 | comment | added | Doktor J | @JaredK unless the civilizations have levitation/hover technology; then the bags are just outfitted with (repulsors or whatever you use), or loaded onto a transport slab (which of course would have clips to keep the bag on it) and then the officers just guide it with one hand as they walk alongside it. | |
| May 31, 2018 at 14:09 | comment | added | Jared K | I'd add to this that handcuffs aren't only a first-contact restraint. They are also used when moving prisoners between facilities or to courthouses. The benefit of them over the BAG is that the prisoner can walk and doesn't need to be carried. So while officers might bring the BAG on patrol, there would likely be species-specific restraints available at the jail. The police wouldn't want to always be carrying people. | |
| May 31, 2018 at 13:51 | comment | added | Jeff Lambert | @Hobo_warrior If you rearrange it you can have an iBag. | |
| May 30, 2018 at 16:44 | comment | added | user32463 | Lol my D&D group uses bags of holdings like the picture indicates. Kidnapping adults has never been easier! | |
| May 30, 2018 at 14:11 | comment | added | John Dvorak | It's the Bondage Alien Garment. It's from french. | |
| May 30, 2018 at 13:34 | comment | added | Carl Kevinson | @Hobo_warrior A BAGI? Even better! | |
| May 30, 2018 at 13:24 | comment | added | Hobo_warrior | BAG stands for Bad Aliens Go inside | |
| May 30, 2018 at 12:44 | comment | added | VBartilucci | I can see one benefit to not cleaning them between uses - "OK, you have two choices - clean bag or dirty bag?" | |
| May 30, 2018 at 12:34 | history | edited | Willk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
forgot image source!
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| May 30, 2018 at 9:37 | comment | added | Hawker65 | I think Mr Squid might escape this unless he is fully bagged. | |
| May 30, 2018 at 4:18 | comment | added | TCAT117 | Prison guard here, actually weve got something kind of like that..... we've got these heavy duty blanket type things with straps on em. We roll people up in em like a people-burrito with thier head sticking out and cinch the straps tight. Mostly its for people who go violently insane and need to be protected from themselves. Supposedly the cozyness and pressure is supposed to calm them, but in reality they usually just scream and bounce around thier cell until they get tired. | |
| May 30, 2018 at 1:19 | history | answered | Willk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |