Comments on: Meth Tweakers: Officer Safety Training Tips http://www.bluesheepdog.com/2008/01/10/meth-tweakers-officer-safety-training-tips/ Police Training and Officer Safety Tips Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:45:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan Barbour http://www.bluesheepdog.com/2008/01/10/meth-tweakers-officer-safety-training-tips/#comment-2849 Alan Barbour Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:36:41 +0000 http://www.bluesheepdog.com/2008/01/10/meth-tweakers-officer-safety-training-tips/#comment-2849 Among other things, I am a medical technologist. The second most violent person I ever drew blood from was a meth OD, but once in leg irons and handcuffs three officers could readily control him. Most violent was a PCP overdose--on a gurney with wrist, ankle and chest restraints (the chest restraint wasn't very good), and five big cops on top of him. It wasn't enough. Among other things, I am a medical technologist. The second most violent person I ever drew blood from was a meth OD, but once in leg irons and handcuffs three officers could readily control him. Most violent was a PCP overdose–on a gurney with wrist, ankle and chest restraints (the chest restraint wasn’t very good), and five big cops on top of him. It wasn’t enough.

]]> By: admin http://www.bluesheepdog.com/2008/01/10/meth-tweakers-officer-safety-training-tips/#comment-215 admin Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:07:39 +0000 http://www.bluesheepdog.com/2008/01/10/meth-tweakers-officer-safety-training-tips/#comment-215 I was in a bad fight several years ago with a tweaker. I didn't recognize it then, but looking back, he certainly exhibited all of the signs. After he was handcuffed is when he began fighting. The primary officer and I were on top of this guy...with gear maybe 450 pounds total...and his 150 pound self was pushing us off. Again, he was handcuffed. I never would have thought that a handcuffed person could fight as hard as he did. I am thankful to this day that the other officer and I had worked out our own signals so we were able to get him cuffed before he recognized what was going on. I was in a bad fight several years ago with a tweaker. I didn’t recognize it then, but looking back, he certainly exhibited all of the signs.

After he was handcuffed is when he began fighting. The primary officer and I were on top of this guy…with gear maybe 450 pounds total…and his 150 pound self was pushing us off. Again, he was handcuffed.

I never would have thought that a handcuffed person could fight as hard as he did. I am thankful to this day that the other officer and I had worked out our own signals so we were able to get him cuffed before he recognized what was going on.

]]> By: Deputy Polarbear http://www.bluesheepdog.com/2008/01/10/meth-tweakers-officer-safety-training-tips/#comment-214 Deputy Polarbear Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:48:19 +0000 http://www.bluesheepdog.com/2008/01/10/meth-tweakers-officer-safety-training-tips/#comment-214 The worst fight (so far) in my 16+ years on the street has been with a tweaker. They are almost as bad as somebody blasted on PCP. OC doesnt work on them, they dont react to pain, and even the Taser doesnt always work. We had a guy (about 5'08 and 130lbs soaking wet) that took on our entire PM shift one night. He lost, but it took alot to get him hooked up without beating him within an inch of his life The worst fight (so far) in my 16+ years on the street has been with a tweaker.

They are almost as bad as somebody blasted on PCP. OC doesnt work on them, they dont react to pain, and even the Taser doesnt always work.

We had a guy (about 5’08 and 130lbs soaking wet) that took on our entire PM shift one night. He lost, but it took alot to get him hooked up without beating him within an inch of his life

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