Most important part of why it's good enough, you're not meant to leave the handcuffed person unattended. It's there to improve safety for a limited time, not to prevent someone unattended from escaping etc.
Also, when cuffing someone, the key way is supposed to face up. With the key way up and the palms facing out, they are almost impossible to be picked by the detainee.
I'm surprised he didn't mention this because that part is more important than any of the others. The way their hands are supposed to be in there is theoretical stuff, in practice the detainees tend not to cooperate so you're just kinda happy to get the cuffs on at all.
To be a bit more specific: They are intended to (a) create a power imbalance between the officer and the detained person that allows the officer to easily overpower or outrun the detained person and (b) prevent the detained person from accessing tools and weapons without the officer noticing.
He can come out fishing off Long Island and reel up a fluke. Maybe test the conductivity of the fluke with a Fluke? But was that impedance just a fluke?
You have a lawyer, and one that isn't going to be held by handcuffs, car locks, the "lock" on the shotgun etc, *and* he has a massive following. Better do everything exactly by the book.
[1503] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in police car locks." [1504] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in jail cell locks." [1505] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in electric chair and lethal injection wrist wraps." [1506] "Hello everyone, today w'ell be exposing an unacceptable flaw in the gates of heaven and hell." *pulls out wave rake*
[1507] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing one hell of a flaw of the gate being watched by Heimdall/Hades/Osiris ... *hits*it*with*some*lavastone*
When I first started working a maximum security prison I had this one inmate that would wait until he was secured behind a door and then hand you your cuffs back, before you could get your key ready. It was quite disconcerting since he was a multiple murderer including one officer as a victim. Repeatedly searched, X-rays etc never found anything. Turns out he had been doing this for over a year!! It was the type of handcuffs used, it required a key similar to a lock found on a soda can dispenser and he was opening the cuffs using one of his thumbnails. You could place the cuffs as tight as you wished and he could still roll his wrists. The only way I was able to discover how he was doing it was establishing a report with him that finally encouraged him to show me how it was done. Within three tries, I was able to replicate the process in front of the chief’s of security and they got rid of that brand of cuff.
@@zenquah Lol!!! I prevented a turd from getting smeared. There was not to any chances taken with him, the next attempt to harm someone would have resulted in him being shot. Even he was smart enough to recognize that when I told him what I would do with the info. Your opinion means nothing.
Double locking is also a safety feature for the person being detailed (and the officer in a sense as well). With the double lock on place, the cuff cannot be tightened, and an overtightened cuff can cause serious damage to a detainee's wrists and nerves. It can happen as innocently as the person sitting down while cuffed, and the cuffs being caught between the person and the chair, or even the back seat of a cruiser. But it provides security for the officer as well so that a detainee can't tighten the cuffs themselves and claim the officer intentionally cuffed them too tight as to cause undue pain and suffering.
Yeah, how traumatic would it be for Derek Chauvin and the heroes of Uvalde to be accused of handcuffing someone too tightly? They might get placed on two weeks' administrative leave with full pay! What a nightmare!
@@sanjaymatsuda4504 I’m pretty sure injury from handcuff use is the most common use of force lawsuit, and there have been tremendously expensive cases arising from that alone, including a brain surgeon who suffered nerve damage in his wrist, which forced him to retire. Also, grow up.
just to state the obvious since you took it as a given, it also stops cops from tightening it too far to cause pain and suffering for someone being detained
LPL: "Hey guys welcome back to another episode. Today I'm returning to the handcuffs from 1503, but as requested by many commenters, I have already handcuffed myself, my palms are facing outward, and I'm limited to tools small enough to hide after being frisked by a police officer, that I of course can still reach while cuffed. I don't know why such specific conditions were demanded to be showcased, but I will show you how to pick myself out of this predicament in less than 30 seconds."
I'm glad you're doing this. I was a reserve police officer in California in the 90s and we use to sit around bored to death some nights, so we handcuffed each other and had races getting out of them, my best time 39 seconds double locked, with a paperclip with a bent end, sort of like a key off my sergeants desk, bent it on the desk draw behind my back. Police know how easy it is to get out of them, that's why they get you into the back of a car asap.
Suggestions: how to pick a bank vault lock, how to pick handcuffs (done), how to pick jail doors. A trifecta for ehm, educational purposes, yes... educational.
I bet he can’t believe how this is turned into a real business with the start of covert instruments. I’m sure tons of subscribers buy from him and his need to practice law for income is no longer a thing.
@@hydra66 I think he means handcuffs are a tool just like anything else that's an inanimate object. It can be used by good people or bad on good people or bad.
As a german policeman using a very similar design with the same keys I'm actually quite grateful that these are picked so easily. The amount of cases these are picked because someone forgot to bring a certain key definitely dwarfs all else... Also a suspect wearing these is usually watched anyway with these just serving the purpose of short time keeping suspects of doing bad stuff with their hands. They are not a long term solution anyway. As funny trivia: There are actually shoelaces with this key design at their ends around in "counter custody training" communities
It's an entirely unexplored dimension in lockpicking. How to secure unattended locks without a key. For instance, what if you notice someone has forgotten to secure their deadbolt on their way to work. You could helpfully lock it for them.
As a correctional officer the double locking doesn't offer much additional security to the handcuffs and the double lock is primarily used to prevent the handcuffs from tightening up on the wrist from movement. We use a device called a black box that goes over the handcuff chain for additional security.
Here in the UK rigid cuffs are now the norm. But more bulky to carry on a belt but more effective. Typically people are cuffed with one arm each way through them which is slightly more comfortable yet even harder to manipulate anything
We use hinge cuffs when transporting. They’re more comfortable and more secure. One of our residents designed a better center plate because they wanted them to be even more comfortable, still covers the lock but allows movement up to 15 degrees.
I went to a high school that had a criminal justice program and was part of a club/team that did a competition every year in various events related to law enforcement, trial procedure, etc. One of my events was defensive tactics which involved basic strikes, takedowns, handcuff procedures and the like. I bet the officer that taught our team I could get out without him noticing. He said ok, cuffed me and I beat them with a paperclip. He was not happy.
Another point to add is that they are mostly meant as a temporary restraint, and it is actually important in foreseeable situations that the cuffs can be removed (and reapplied) quickly. An easy example there would be a car crash.
that and the locks are NOT the deterrent ... HOW they are placed on the wrists IS ... with the keyhole down ... they are easy to get out of .... with the key hole pointing up ... yu have to be able to bend your hand while holding a pick 270degrees around the cuff body ... . why is THAT the deterrent ... when your hand passes 18 degrees your muscles for your hand/ forearm open your fingers making it hard to hold something to pick the lock ... also the extreme curve means control is also minimal at best ... THAT is why they are effective ...
@@kaboom-zf2bl Nope. Chained cuffs can easily be swiveled to gain easy access to the keyhole even when they are applied keyhole facing away from hands. Do you even understand the standard chained handcuff? For your sake I'm glad you don't. Lol. ...Rigid hinged cuffs with keyhole up are much more secure.
So that means I can carry a handcuff key in a holster. That is open carrying a handcuff key, making it legal. (NOT A LEGAL ADVICE; JUST A FRIGGIN' JOKE)
I remember years and years ago seeing an interview that explained that the simple lock and same key design is a good thing, because then any officer could take the cuffs off.
Yup - in fact, in security, when we hand over a person in custody to police, they'll often just hand us the cuffs from their belt and take the prisoner away with ours, because it's easier than trying to switch the cuffs on the prisoner. It makes it all the more amusing when cops on TV need to release someone and panic about going "who's got the keys?"
It is important to remember that locks are each made for a purpose. That purpose isn't always to be the most secure. And lack of security can even be a bonus for some uses. For example LOTO locks in many industrial settings will have bodies that can easily be broken off, but relatively strong cores because you want to be able to remove them in a rush but not be able to remove them without it being evident they were removed. In the case of handcuffs, they are intended to be used to restrict the movement of someone under the control of the police. They also need to be able to frequently be applied for short times and used by multiple people. Further, they need to be removable in a hurry if there is an emergency situation or something. They absolutely aren't meant to keep someone chained up unsupervised for extended periods of time. And these things are cheap, strong, reusable restraint that are secure enough to do the job.
As a prior correctional officer I witnessed inmates hitting their hands up against a wall to open thease. The double lock engaged. The inmates used paperclips as well. Thanks for the videos a thumbs up as usual.
@@Incandescentiron I'm not saying it would be "safe" to turn Alcatraz into a giant escape room experience, I'm not even saying it would be profitable. I am however, saying it would be rad.
Yeah, this is one of those cases where convenience and practicality goes over pick resistance. It's mostly meant to keep suspects from resisting with their hands afterall, not to lock them away securely.
A friend in college had a pair; I found most paper clips too flimsy, but the metal spring in old wooden clothes pins, on the other hand... I could get myself out of a pair (yes, palms in) in about thirty seconds from the moment of attention being turned away from my hands. (Bonus Tip: Levi's jeans USED to have a heavy leather patch on the back for branding, and the sides would not be stitched so a belt could pass through like it was an extra-long belt loop. I could place my 'lockpick' in there securely, and it'd be instantly accessible if I was cuffed 'properly' with my hands behind my back. Sadly Levi's changed to a paper-thin patch sewn down on all four sides, and my 'hiding spot' is gone.)
A good sewist (seamstress is the traditional term, but we are gradually removing superfluous gender from the English language) could restore the functionality of your Levis. It would cost money, but "You get what you pay for". 😬 Alternatively, you can learn to do almost any craft-like thing with TH-cam searches, and it probably wouldn't cost much more than having a pro do it for you.😄
How much would the fanbase have to pay to see LPL break out of prison, a police car, handcuffs (while he's in them), and various other quirky and hilarious make-believe scenarios? Like I want to see this man get out of a straightjacket or something, he truly puts the fear into every lock's heart, and we all adore him for that.
I know we all appreciate LPLs unique use of verbiage but I really enjoyed this one especially. Not a syllable is wasted, the video isn't a second of time longer than necessary. Still, you learn how it works, how to defeat it and even how it should properly be used. In less than 4 minutes. Bravo :) and thanks!
I am a LEO, during covid we were experiencing folks using the nose bridge from cheap surgical masks, essentially a twist tie, to shim cuffs. Stay safe!
As a LEO, and for those people that were unaware, I would have kept that a secret for those that didn't already know. We still have people wearing the masks.
@@jays8017 it's already public information. You can find dozens of youtube videos on how to shim cuffs or even break them. As long as they're double locked, they're fine.
@@austinbevis4266 He's mostly concerned with hiding his face. You can see the portion of him that a handcuff video would show in the naughty lock series he did with Bonsai Bill.
Thin paper clip is all you need. We used to practice this at the shop I used to work at. It is pretty tough to position them so you can't get a paper clip in
It's only inevitable that we someday get a video on this channel with LPL behind bars and the opening bit being, "This is the Lockpicking Lawyer and currently I am held in an Alcatraz cell..."
That would be a great POV movie. Starts off with a bag over his head calmly talking his usual intro. Bag removed and he picks and disables his way out of a real Alcatraz cell and off of the island. Let the crowdfunding begin!
Guys I’ve figured out who LockPickingLawyer is. If you notice, even when he reviews reflective items, he is never visible. It’s not to hide his face, it’s because he doesn’t have one. LPL is a floating set of arms and hands. Audio is digitally added.
For added security, some agencies also often use an single additional secondary locking cover that goes over the linking chain and the parts of the handcuffs that has the keyholes on it, and it uses a padlock to keep it closed.
This brings to light how a magician can easily get out of cuffs if they hide a key, shim, or piece of metal in their mouths or ???? Thank you LPL for the cutaway view and explanation of how it works. Again, a wonderful and educational video.
What’s always fun is during a prisoner exchange when some rookie places a second set on without checking the orientation of the key holes. If they’re facing each other it’s time to get out the power tools. 😂
There's an old DefCon video out there of a guy picking police handcuffs with a banana peel stem. I told a cop friend of mine about it and she laughed and said it was impossible. So, we gave it a try. I was able to open the cuffs in a few seconds. I picked the lock via the keyway and shim. Then, we tried an apple stem. I could open via the keyway, but it was too short to use as a shim. I also shimmed it with a thin zip tie. Her conclusion was, Don't give anyone fruit while in custody.
Haaaaa, I just discovered the second locking mechanism on my own handcuffs. The one that keeps them from closing down too much on wrists. I feel silly cause I knew this was a feature, I just didn't know how it was done and assumed my cuffs didn't have it. Anyways thank you for making my bdsm adventures much safer.
One additional feature is that when locked correctly, the keyway faces away from the hands, making it almost impossible to open even with a key. The biggest weakness is the chain, which is why law enforcement have moved to hinged or rigid cuffs.
found someone who mentions the chain. i recently saw an instagram video that show you can tangle the chain slightly, and by levering your wrists you can break the chain out of one of the cuffs
@@legionofanon Which is why I think most PDs are moving away from them to more rigid cuffs. However, "doublecuffing" effectively creates that chain vulnerability.
When I worked security, I had a pair of cuffs that only had 2 links in the chain. Most of the videos I’ve seen showing how to break the chain involved 3 chains where you used the two chains on the outside to leverage the chain in the middle opposite directions so it would break. I had a friend that claimed he could get out of my cuffs, so I restrained him with his palms facing away from each other and the key holes facing inward with his hands behind his back. He was unable to even see what he was doing and couldn’t figure it out with his hands opposite, so for fun I cuffed him with his hands in front and palms facing each other and watched him for another 2-3 minutes struggle with breaking the chain. I had a good laugh watching him struggle the whole time!
It would be more fun to see you pick the handcuffs while in them. I think people would be surprised just how easy that is, even with improvised tools. Amazing how low-security handcuffs actually are and still get the job done day in and day out all over the world.
I think another factor in why they are "good enough" is that you can keep the person under observation. A lock doesn't have to be pick-proof, it just needs to delay an unauthorized user long enough for them to be caught. The amount of delay needed is lower when the handcuffed person is directly observable by an officer, compared to a shackle lock or door lock that might not have anyone nearby.
Watched the 2021 LPL Saintcon presentation yesterday. One of the most interesting sessions I've watched in a long time and well worth a watch (even if you just want to see LPL "fail" to open a lock, although watching the video will explain the context behind that).
These are the one things I never have to pick. I have what I call collapsable hands; I can compress my hands and slip them out of cuffs. I do love you videos though and think it’s cool to figure out how to pick locks.
Today I learned about the handcuff double locking mechanism. Somehow you hear how easy handcuffs are to shim all over, but nobody mentions this very important counter measure to that.
40 years using these in my job. Hand behind back, palms out, keyholes up and away from the hands. Never lost a prisoner. I typically use the hinged cuffs instead of the chain cuffs.
Of the handful of times that.. uh, my friend has been cuffed, he says that he was only properly cuffed once. One time, I .. um, saw him hand the cuffs back to the office when he was told that he was no longer being detained and was free to go. The look on the officer's face was priceless. Yes, usually good enough. Downside is that the same mechanism is too often used elsewhere (longgun racks come to mind, yikes! I think you've done a few videos on that topic.) and just like a cuffed person should never be left alone, those other uses shouldn't be unattended.
Yeah. If they could manage it, they could as well make the release be a button or something. Cuffs are not meant to lock person up permanently. It is a temporary restrain to be used with detaining officer in attendance. Since also: Once you cuff someone, they are restrained and impaired meaning the attending officer is now responsible for the basic safety and well fare of the cuffed person. So both security and detained person welfare wise, person is not to be left cuffed while unattended. It is just a "the detained person can't take a sudden swing at me" tool. It isn't an anti escape tool and so on. That is what physical holding or a locked door is for.
@@LRM12o8 Had a belt like that. The ratcheting mechanism was made of plastic embedded in faux leather. Worked well until the teeth wore down from repeated use and it became a self loosening belt.
Your friend is lucky the officer had good humor about it. Removing cuffs on your own like that, even if you would have otherwise been free to go, can catch an additional charge like "evading detainment" or something similar in a lot of places. He could have wound right back up with the cuffs on, and with charges.
Many years ago I had to pick the handcuffs that were used by student Rag (charity+fun for UK undergraduates - I don't know if there's an equivalent to Rag outside the UK) to join a couple together for a prank during Rag Week. Unfortunately said couple had split up the night before this jape was sprung on them and the last person they wanted to be locked to was each other. I used an old fork from the refectory and as a "thank you" I got to keep the handcuffs. Which then lead to more japes later that year, but that's a different story. 🙂
FYI - They're much harder to pick when positioned with the keyway away from the fingers. They have secondary cases that enclose the locking mechanism. - The Black Box
There are several models that use a second key making them much harder to pick, but these are generally discouraged since the second key is much easier to loose, leaving the officer in a position to pick or cut the locks. Corrections doesn’t even generally use them, which may be why I couldn’t find an example at the moment over at Galls- They’re probably off the market (at least for the moment).
Wow... so the way Sarah Connor done it in Terminator 2 is actually quite realistic!!! I always thought the way she done it was far fetched but actually, given the technology used in locks at the time it might have just worked.
The one thing the movies seems to get right…you CAN pick cuffs with a paper clip. Yes, even if double locked. Just as was demonstrated in this video, but with a simple uncoated paper clip
A friend of mine had some police handcuffs and I handcuffed myself to his car. I didn't know he didn't have the key. He has to pick his mom up and was kinda pissed so I had to figure out how to pick these real quickly. I had a safety pin and figured it out in about a minute. I love how easy these are
No they haven't. Rigid hinged cuffs are better as they allow less movement, and positioning the keyway away from the hands gives added anti-pick security. However a lot of Agencies prohibit use of hinged cuffs. The lock mechanism is the same on hinged. This is why it's standard operating procedure to frisk.
Cuffing people with the hands facing away from the locking mechanism can be very uncomfortable for them. So it should be avoided for big bad drunk brawlers. Maybe it is something for small framed escape artists. Anyway, we replaced cuffs like the ones from this video for something that cannot be opened that easy. I am sure it wont hold lock picking lawyers, but I doubt those need arresting.
So you've taught me how to pick the lock to the bank. You taught me how to pick the lock to the cuffs for when I get arrested for picking the lock to the bank. Can you show how to pick the lock on the jail cell next?
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“LPL, you’re under arrest. You have the right to rem…”
LPL: “And let’s open those handcuffs one more time to show it wasn’t a fluke”
Police : LPL, you're under arre....Oh, never mind!
Most important part of why it's good enough, you're not meant to leave the handcuffed person unattended. It's there to improve safety for a limited time, not to prevent someone unattended from escaping etc.
This!
exactly.
Also, when cuffing someone, the key way is supposed to face up. With the key way up and the palms facing out, they are almost impossible to be picked by the detainee.
I'm surprised he didn't mention this because that part is more important than any of the others. The way their hands are supposed to be in there is theoretical stuff, in practice the detainees tend not to cooperate so you're just kinda happy to get the cuffs on at all.
To be a bit more specific: They are intended to (a) create a power imbalance between the officer and the detained person that allows the officer to easily overpower or outrun the detained person and (b) prevent the detained person from accessing tools and weapons without the officer noticing.
Still waiting for LPL to buy a multimeter and say "...it was in fact a Fluke"
Oh eff you. Here, take your damn upvote.
"if it's a good meter, it's a Fluke". I loved the fluke meters we used at work. Off topic, I know.
I've wondered if anyone ever went with the Fluke meter joke- bravo to you!
@@kingbenjamin22 had that in mind in every single video but I am still too young for dad jokes…
He can come out fishing off Long Island and reel up a fluke. Maybe test the conductivity of the fluke with a Fluke? But was that impedance just a fluke?
As someone who’s currently handcuffed palms facing inwards, I thank you.
Got some real typing skill, too.
@@sylvrwolflol that's what voice typing is for. I'm using it right now.
Kinky
So, did you get them off yet? That's why you're here, right?
So you didn't get something nice for your partner on Valentine's Day and you were left handcuffed until now. Ouch!
What's one thing no police officer wants to hear when arresting someone?
"This is the lock picking lawyer, and-"
One is binding, click out of two
and to prove its not a fluke
One thing you won’t see though is "let’s do this one more time so you know it’s not a fluke."
You have a lawyer, and one that isn't going to be held by handcuffs, car locks, the "lock" on the shotgun etc, *and* he has a massive following. Better do everything exactly by the book.
I think the more correct answer is "Choke me daddy"
"counter custody training"
Never heard that terminology, LPL still teaching me things after all these years
Police and military are often trained in methods to defeat or disable their own gear when it's turned back upon them.
@@ericstearns170 very cool
Yeah like breaking out of zip ties and stuff totally a thing.
I'd love LPL to finish the rest of the counter-custody training. For a friend of course. LOL
@@RealRickCox what does your 'friend' want to know?
[1503] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in police car locks."
[1504] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in jail cell locks."
[1505] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing a fatal flaw in electric chair and lethal injection wrist wraps."
[1506] "Hello everyone, today w'ell be exposing an unacceptable flaw in the gates of heaven and hell." *pulls out wave rake*
The Gate Guardians of Heaven and Hell have been real silent since this comment came out
This is 1503
[1507] "Hello everyone, today we'll be exposing one hell of a flaw of the gate being watched by Heimdall/Hades/Osiris ... *hits*it*with*some*lavastone*
Didn't he do police car locks already?
@@publiusii4246 i know he did car locks but idk if he did police car locks
When I first started working a maximum security prison I had this one inmate that would wait until he was secured behind a door and then hand you your cuffs back, before you could get your key ready. It was quite disconcerting since he was a multiple murderer including one officer as a victim. Repeatedly searched, X-rays etc never found anything. Turns out he had been doing this for over a year!! It was the type of handcuffs used, it required a key similar to a lock found on a soda can dispenser and he was opening the cuffs using one of his thumbnails. You could place the cuffs as tight as you wished and he could still roll his wrists. The only way I was able to discover how he was doing it was establishing a report with him that finally encouraged him to show me how it was done. Within three tries, I was able to replicate the process in front of the chief’s of security and they got rid of that brand of cuff.
You built trust with an inmate just so you could immediately betray that trust? Fucking hell what an awful person.
@@zenquah Lol!!! I prevented a turd from getting smeared. There was not to any chances taken with him, the next attempt to harm someone would have resulted in him being shot. Even he was smart enough to recognize that when I told him what I would do with the info. Your opinion means nothing.
Mate, you did some proper work over there. mad respect.
Amazing work
rapport*
LPl got me into my charges but also got me out of them! Thank you so much for the help LPL!!
This is what we get with no more BosnianBill around to tell us to "Stay legal".
What lawyers do.
sorry to disappoint you, but getting out of the cuffs doesn't make the charges disappear :(
@@mcpr5971 but it can allow *you* to disappear. Probably good enough
@@mcpr5971 LPL is an actual lawyer, that's what he meant.
Double locking is also a safety feature for the person being detailed (and the officer in a sense as well). With the double lock on place, the cuff cannot be tightened, and an overtightened cuff can cause serious damage to a detainee's wrists and nerves. It can happen as innocently as the person sitting down while cuffed, and the cuffs being caught between the person and the chair, or even the back seat of a cruiser. But it provides security for the officer as well so that a detainee can't tighten the cuffs themselves and claim the officer intentionally cuffed them too tight as to cause undue pain and suffering.
Yeah, how traumatic would it be for Derek Chauvin and the heroes of Uvalde to be accused of handcuffing someone too tightly? They might get placed on two weeks' administrative leave with full pay! What a nightmare!
@@sanjaymatsuda4504 I’m pretty sure injury from handcuff use is the most common use of force lawsuit, and there have been tremendously expensive cases arising from that alone, including a brain surgeon who suffered nerve damage in his wrist, which forced him to retire. Also, grow up.
just to state the obvious since you took it as a given, it also stops cops from tightening it too far to cause pain and suffering for someone being detained
It's taught in police academies how to properly handcuff someone. Referred to as 'gauge & double lock'. Gauge the fitment, then double lock.
Underrated comment!
LPL: "Hey guys welcome back to another episode. Today I'm returning to the handcuffs from 1503, but as requested by many commenters, I have already handcuffed myself, my palms are facing outward, and I'm limited to tools small enough to hide after being frisked by a police officer, that I of course can still reach while cuffed. I don't know why such specific conditions were demanded to be showcased, but I will show you how to pick myself out of this predicament in less than 30 seconds."
LPL could probably do it tho.
I'm glad you're doing this. I was a reserve police officer in California in the 90s and we use to sit around bored to death some nights, so we handcuffed each other and had races getting out of them, my best time 39 seconds double locked, with a paperclip with a bent end, sort of like a key off my sergeants desk, bent it on the desk draw behind my back. Police know how easy it is to get out of them, that's why they get you into the back of a car asap.
Missy Peregrin playing a cop can never get out of handcuffs when attached to a radiator LOL must be true it's on TV
Suggestions: how to pick a bank vault lock, how to pick handcuffs (done), how to pick jail doors. A trifecta for ehm, educational purposes, yes... educational.
He's already done the other two.
how to pick police cruiser carbine/shotgun lock (done)
"Counter Custody Training". 🤣
how to pick the locks on fort knox?
@@oh_finks Why bother, there’s nothing there.
I still cannot believe how LPL manages to still make entertaining content after so many videos, W dude. Keep it up!
If anything he's only gotten better at being entertaining
I bet he can’t believe how this is turned into a real business with the start of covert instruments. I’m sure tons of subscribers buy from him and his need to practice law for income is no longer a thing.
The year is 2047, LPL makes a video how to easily bypass the retina based home locks commonly available from the only retailer left, Dollar General.
Nothing will ever beat the Beaver gumball machine video. 😂
@@darrengladstone3159 that’s for sure!!
Handcuffs are not only used by police... thank you so much LPL.
Dude. Keep that stuff in thr bedroom
@@hydra66Relax bro
@@hydra66 Dude, that is YOUR mind going to that conclusion. Security and correctional officers also use hand cuffs. Yikes.
@@dusty6570 it was a joke.
@@hydra66 I think he means handcuffs are a tool just like anything else that's an inanimate object. It can be used by good people or bad on good people or bad.
As a german policeman using a very similar design with the same keys I'm actually quite grateful that these are picked so easily. The amount of cases these are picked because someone forgot to bring a certain key definitely dwarfs all else...
Also a suspect wearing these is usually watched anyway with these just serving the purpose of short time keeping suspects of doing bad stuff with their hands. They are not a long term solution anyway.
As funny trivia:
There are actually shoelaces with this key design at their ends around in "counter custody training" communities
It's hilarious to me that he used the pick to relock it instead of bothering with the key.
Ultimate Chad move.
It's an entirely unexplored dimension in lockpicking. How to secure unattended locks without a key. For instance, what if you notice someone has forgotten to secure their deadbolt on their way to work. You could helpfully lock it for them.
@@bardofhighrenown And have the police walk up to you while doing it? Ehmm I'll pass. ;p
@@Tconl You are aware of what lockpicking is actually used for, correct?
@@Tconlnot a problem if you have the “quick hands” perk
As a correctional officer the double locking doesn't offer much additional security to the handcuffs and the double lock is primarily used to prevent the handcuffs from tightening up on the wrist from movement. We use a device called a black box that goes over the handcuff chain for additional security.
Here in the UK rigid cuffs are now the norm.
But more bulky to carry on a belt but more effective. Typically people are cuffed with one arm each way through them which is slightly more comfortable yet even harder to manipulate anything
We use hinge cuffs when transporting. They’re more comfortable and more secure. One of our residents designed a better center plate because they wanted them to be even more comfortable, still covers the lock but allows movement up to 15 degrees.
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I went to a high school that had a criminal justice program and was part of a club/team that did a competition every year in various events related to law enforcement, trial procedure, etc. One of my events was defensive tactics which involved basic strikes, takedowns, handcuff procedures and the like. I bet the officer that taught our team I could get out without him noticing. He said ok, cuffed me and I beat them with a paperclip. He was not happy.
Another point to add is that they are mostly meant as a temporary restraint, and it is actually important in foreseeable situations that the cuffs can be removed (and reapplied) quickly. An easy example there would be a car crash.
that and the locks are NOT the deterrent ... HOW they are placed on the wrists IS ... with the keyhole down ... they are easy to get out of .... with the key hole pointing up ... yu have to be able to bend your hand while holding a pick 270degrees around the cuff body ...
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why is THAT the deterrent ... when your hand passes 18 degrees your muscles for your hand/ forearm open your fingers making it hard to hold something to pick the lock ... also the extreme curve means control is also minimal at best ... THAT is why they are effective ...
@@kaboom-zf2bl psshh. If you haven't practiced doing it with the pick held in your teeth, are you even trying?
@@kaboom-zf2bl Nope. Chained cuffs can easily be swiveled to gain easy access to the keyhole even when they are applied keyhole facing away from hands. Do you even understand the standard chained handcuff? For your sake I'm glad you don't. Lol. ...Rigid hinged cuffs with keyhole up are much more secure.
@@TitoRigatoni I think the officers would notice that. Also, if you have your hands behind your back, that's completely impossible.
@@TitoRigatoni Ha, ha, ha! Let's see you get to the cuffs behind your back with the key in your teeth!
Fun Fact: Possession of a concealed handcuff key is a FELONY in Florida
Fortunately, possession of a bit of bent wire *isn't.* 😛
Is concealment considered wearing such key on keychain?
We only need a shim
Funny, my new handcuffs came with a second key hidden in the back of the open snap case for my duty belt.
So that means I can carry a handcuff key in a holster. That is open carrying a handcuff key, making it legal. (NOT A LEGAL ADVICE; JUST A FRIGGIN' JOKE)
I remember years and years ago seeing an interview that explained that the simple lock and same key design is a good thing, because then any officer could take the cuffs off.
Yeah, it would be an unbelievable hassle if every set of cuffs had their own key, or one of a dozen keys.
Yup - in fact, in security, when we hand over a person in custody to police, they'll often just hand us the cuffs from their belt and take the prisoner away with ours, because it's easier than trying to switch the cuffs on the prisoner.
It makes it all the more amusing when cops on TV need to release someone and panic about going "who's got the keys?"
@@awmperry that's just because they are lazy or want to steal your nicer newer pair lol
It is important to remember that locks are each made for a purpose. That purpose isn't always to be the most secure. And lack of security can even be a bonus for some uses.
For example LOTO locks in many industrial settings will have bodies that can easily be broken off, but relatively strong cores because you want to be able to remove them in a rush but not be able to remove them without it being evident they were removed.
In the case of handcuffs, they are intended to be used to restrict the movement of someone under the control of the police. They also need to be able to frequently be applied for short times and used by multiple people. Further, they need to be removable in a hurry if there is an emergency situation or something. They absolutely aren't meant to keep someone chained up unsupervised for extended periods of time. And these things are cheap, strong, reusable restraint that are secure enough to do the job.
@@MB-jg4tr I can of course neither confirm nor deny that. ;-)
My counter custody tools include paying my taxes, not stealing, and treating others as I wish to be treated.
Lol 👍
As a prior correctional officer I witnessed inmates hitting their hands up against a wall to open thease. The double lock engaged. The inmates used paperclips as well. Thanks for the videos a thumbs up as usual.
I'll remember that next time the wife has me contained.
Lock picking lawyer how to break out of prison tutorial when?
Alcatraz field trip?
@@Incandescentiron I'm not saying it would be "safe" to turn Alcatraz into a giant escape room experience, I'm not even saying it would be profitable. I am however, saying it would be rad.
Already done. Someone sent him a lock from an old jail cell, but I don't know which video that was. Couple years ago anyway.
@@airvent6199 this but a 2 season dramatized reality show on netflix
If you end up in prison you need a career change because you're a rubbish criminal! 😄
I really like that you showed the inner workings of the mechanism, it makes visualizing what is happening very easy.
Yeah, this is one of those cases where convenience and practicality goes over pick resistance. It's mostly meant to keep suspects from resisting with their hands afterall, not to lock them away securely.
In theory, but in theory rubber bullets are supposed to be shot on the ground, not in people's faces, too.
@@leow.2162 that's just a manufacturer warning to avoid lawsuits. You can't reasonably hit someone by bouncing rounds, that's silly
@@mmfe116 sure you can, at least with the bigger baton rounds
@@ScottKenny1978 I prefer the white phosphorus round. 🚬🪖
@@SCIFIguy64 Article 2 of Protocol III of the 1980 Geneva Convention.
I found a pair of real cuffs when I was a kid & taught myself how to pick them with a paper clip. That’s the full extent of my lock picking career 😂
i'm guessing they were furry and you found them in your moms sock drawer? 🤣
A friend in college had a pair; I found most paper clips too flimsy, but the metal spring in old wooden clothes pins, on the other hand...
I could get myself out of a pair (yes, palms in) in about thirty seconds from the moment of attention being turned away from my hands.
(Bonus Tip: Levi's jeans USED to have a heavy leather patch on the back for branding, and the sides would not be stitched so a belt could pass through like it was an extra-long belt loop. I could place my 'lockpick' in there securely, and it'd be instantly accessible if I was cuffed 'properly' with my hands behind my back. Sadly Levi's changed to a paper-thin patch sewn down on all four sides, and my 'hiding spot' is gone.)
A good sewist (seamstress is the traditional term, but we are gradually removing superfluous gender from the English language) could restore the functionality of your Levis. It would cost money, but "You get what you pay for". 😬 Alternatively, you can learn to do almost any craft-like thing with TH-cam searches, and it probably wouldn't cost much more than having a pro do it for you.😄
@@empath69 You could just get yourself some plastic keys and sew them into all your pants under your belt
was is in your parent's bedroom?
LPL: "... not a fluke"
All of us: "HE SAID THE THING!!!"
Nope saying the thing involves person's name in particular a lockpick you would know that if you actually watched videos
@@codywarburton3112 Fantastic gatekeeping, Bosnian Bill would be so proud. NOT
@Don't Read My Profile Photo Would you please explain, why you are writing comments with this wording in that frequency?
@@codywarburton3112 🤓
Must have been a flounder 🐟
How much would the fanbase have to pay to see LPL break out of prison, a police car, handcuffs (while he's in them), and various other quirky and hilarious make-believe scenarios? Like I want to see this man get out of a straightjacket or something, he truly puts the fear into every lock's heart, and we all adore him for that.
I know we all appreciate LPLs unique use of verbiage but I really enjoyed this one especially. Not a syllable is wasted, the video isn't a second of time longer than necessary. Still, you learn how it works, how to defeat it and even how it should properly be used. In less than 4 minutes. Bravo :) and thanks!
I am a LEO, during covid we were experiencing folks using the nose bridge from cheap surgical masks, essentially a twist tie, to shim cuffs. Stay safe!
Thank you officer, this is useful information
As a LEO, and for those people that were unaware, I would have kept that a secret for those that didn't already know. We still have people wearing the masks.
@@jays8017 it's already public information. You can find dozens of youtube videos on how to shim cuffs or even break them. As long as they're double locked, they're fine.
But you didn't notice that these are novelty cuffs?
@Chirpy Mike they appear generic, but they don't appear novelty. The key and latch system is the same as any standard pair of handcuffs.
How about a video of you picking the cuffs wearing them behind your back. That would be interesting.
Thought the same! LPL, show how to pick zipties behind your back!?
I agree, but I also respect his desire to only show his hands
@@austinbevis4266 Eh, there's at least one video where you can see him pretty clearly in a reflection when he was demonstrating something outdoors.
@@austinbevis4266 He's mostly concerned with hiding his face. You can see the portion of him that a handcuff video would show in the naughty lock series he did with Bonsai Bill.
@@HariSeldon913 Bonsai Bill is the hidden japanese brother of Bosnian Bill 🤣
Thin paper clip is all you need. We used to practice this at the shop I used to work at. It is pretty tough to position them so you can't get a paper clip in
Shop as in workshop filled with tattooed dudes and expensive cars in various stages of dismantlement?
I could have used this video on Valentine’s Day but I’m glad I have the info now. Thanks!
It's only inevitable that we someday get a video on this channel with LPL behind bars and the opening bit being, "This is the Lockpicking Lawyer and currently I am held in an Alcatraz cell..."
That would be a great POV movie. Starts off with a bag over his head calmly talking his usual intro. Bag removed and he picks and disables his way out of a real Alcatraz cell and off of the island.
Let the crowdfunding begin!
The fun part of course would be where he returns to Alcatraz and locks himself back in a cell - to show the first escape wasn't a fluke 🤣
Guys I’ve figured out who LockPickingLawyer is.
If you notice, even when he reviews reflective items, he is never visible. It’s not to hide his face, it’s because he doesn’t have one.
LPL is a floating set of arms and hands. Audio is digitally added.
You’ve missed the obvious answer. He’s clearly a vampire!
@@matteppelheimer4096 That explains, why he requires a mirrorless camera.
There was a video where his face was visible in a reflection two or more years ago.
Maybe that was before he got bitten? 🤔
@@LRM12o8 It was a ruse, just a mask.
LPL is a VR lock picking simulator made in Source 2
For added security, some agencies also often use an single additional secondary locking cover that goes over the linking chain and the parts of the handcuffs that has the keyholes on it, and it uses a padlock to keep it closed.
Usually only "correctional" officers use the black box.
yeah like on con-air
NO MERCY FOR THEM AT ALL ZERO......
THEY BETTER BE LOOKING FOR A NEW LINE OF WORK...
@@ronfrey5327 we would rather keep THEM , but get rid of you! No mercy for you, hun!
This brings to light how a magician can easily get out of cuffs if they hide a key, shim, or piece of metal in their mouths or ???? Thank you LPL for the cutaway view and explanation of how it works. Again, a wonderful and educational video.
For magicians there is a market that sells locks and cuffs that are gimmicked so they open without a key.
there are also trick ways to place the cuffs that they look legitimately tight but you can just slip them off without much work.
What’s always fun is during a prisoner exchange when some rookie places a second set on without checking the orientation of the key holes. If they’re facing each other it’s time to get out the power tools. 😂
You mean to cut the guys hands off so they don't have to damage their handcuffs?
learned a new word today, "counter custody training". thanks LPL
There's an old DefCon video out there of a guy picking police handcuffs with a banana peel stem. I told a cop friend of mine about it and she laughed and said it was impossible. So, we gave it a try. I was able to open the cuffs in a few seconds. I picked the lock via the keyway and shim. Then, we tried an apple stem. I could open via the keyway, but it was too short to use as a shim. I also shimmed it with a thin zip tie. Her conclusion was, Don't give anyone fruit while in custody.
I've never heard the phrase "counter-custody" until today. The more you know...
Haaaaa, I just discovered the second locking mechanism on my own handcuffs. The one that keeps them from closing down too much on wrists. I feel silly cause I knew this was a feature, I just didn't know how it was done and assumed my cuffs didn't have it.
Anyways thank you for making my bdsm adventures much safer.
LOL i thought you might be a cop (that doesnt understand how your crime fighting equipment worked)!
One additional feature is that when locked correctly, the keyway faces away from the hands, making it almost impossible to open even with a key. The biggest weakness is the chain, which is why law enforcement have moved to hinged or rigid cuffs.
found someone who mentions the chain. i recently saw an instagram video that show you can tangle the chain slightly, and by levering your wrists you can break the chain out of one of the cuffs
@@legionofanon Which is why I think most PDs are moving away from them to more rigid cuffs. However, "doublecuffing" effectively creates that chain vulnerability.
Must be when they're made of cheap stuff, or something stupid like aluminum. Steel, particularly a less brittle kind, would ruin any effort.
@@doublepinger Cheap steel can be surprisingly brittle. And remember, the reason why this style of cuff is still in use is primarily for cost reasons.
When I worked security, I had a pair of cuffs that only had 2 links in the chain. Most of the videos I’ve seen showing how to break the chain involved 3 chains where you used the two chains on the outside to leverage the chain in the middle opposite directions so it would break. I had a friend that claimed he could get out of my cuffs, so I restrained him with his palms facing away from each other and the key holes facing inward with his hands behind his back. He was unable to even see what he was doing and couldn’t figure it out with his hands opposite, so for fun I cuffed him with his hands in front and palms facing each other and watched him for another 2-3 minutes struggle with breaking the chain. I had a good laugh watching him struggle the whole time!
It would be more fun to see you pick the handcuffs while in them. I think people would be surprised just how easy that is, even with improvised tools. Amazing how low-security handcuffs actually are and still get the job done day in and day out all over the world.
Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!
next he's going to have a video picking a lock to a cell-
I think another factor in why they are "good enough" is that you can keep the person under observation. A lock doesn't have to be pick-proof, it just needs to delay an unauthorized user long enough for them to be caught. The amount of delay needed is lower when the handcuffed person is directly observable by an officer, compared to a shackle lock or door lock that might not have anyone nearby.
Watched the 2021 LPL Saintcon presentation yesterday. One of the most interesting sessions I've watched in a long time and well worth a watch (even if you just want to see LPL "fail" to open a lock, although watching the video will explain the context behind that).
These are the one things I never have to pick. I have what I call collapsable hands; I can compress my hands and slip them out of cuffs. I do love you videos though and think it’s cool to figure out how to pick locks.
Today I learned about the handcuff double locking mechanism. Somehow you hear how easy handcuffs are to shim all over, but nobody mentions this very important counter measure to that.
Difficult to shim when they have a double ratchet and separator. Not all cuffs are the cheap crap shown here.
It's not a countermeasure to shimming. It's to prevent them getting too tight
@@brendanm5831 It does both.
The bracelets naming remind me that they are sometimes called 'bedroom bracelets'. Perhaps they are from missus LPL's lock collection?
Those would be pink and furry!!
@@ktang001 nah those ones break way too easily, ehem, or so I've heard 😉
@@ktang001 the fur is so that they don't cause injury during "detention calisthenics".
handcuffs are called "spouses" in Spanish
@@ktang001 Those ones break to easily, don't stand up to any real resistance play.
Counter Custody, I learned a new term today. Thanks LPL!
40 years using these in my job. Hand behind back, palms out, keyholes up and away from the hands. Never lost a prisoner. I typically use the hinged cuffs instead of the chain cuffs.
Of the handful of times that.. uh, my friend has been cuffed, he says that he was only properly cuffed once. One time, I .. um, saw him hand the cuffs back to the office when he was told that he was no longer being detained and was free to go.
The look on the officer's face was priceless.
Yes, usually good enough. Downside is that the same mechanism is too often used elsewhere (longgun racks come to mind, yikes! I think you've done a few videos on that topic.) and just like a cuffed person should never be left alone, those other uses shouldn't be unattended.
Yeah. If they could manage it, they could as well make the release be a button or something. Cuffs are not meant to lock person up permanently. It is a temporary restrain to be used with detaining officer in attendance.
Since also: Once you cuff someone, they are restrained and impaired meaning the attending officer is now responsible for the basic safety and well fare of the cuffed person.
So both security and detained person welfare wise, person is not to be left cuffed while unattended.
It is just a "the detained person can't take a sudden swing at me" tool. It isn't an anti escape tool and so on. That is what physical holding or a locked door is for.
It is a great mechanism for a belt though. Nearly infinite adjustability, perfect fit guaranteed!
@@LRM12o8 Had a belt like that. The ratcheting mechanism was made of plastic embedded in faux leather. Worked well until the teeth wore down from repeated use and it became a self loosening belt.
Your friend is lucky the officer had good humor about it. Removing cuffs on your own like that, even if you would have otherwise been free to go, can catch an additional charge like "evading detainment" or something similar in a lot of places. He could have wound right back up with the cuffs on, and with charges.
@@modarkthemauler well, that's unfortunate then. I've had mine for like a year now and it's by far the best belt I ever had.
Many years ago I had to pick the handcuffs that were used by student Rag (charity+fun for UK undergraduates - I don't know if there's an equivalent to Rag outside the UK) to join a couple together for a prank during Rag Week. Unfortunately said couple had split up the night before this jape was sprung on them and the last person they wanted to be locked to was each other. I used an old fork from the refectory and as a "thank you" I got to keep the handcuffs. Which then lead to more japes later that year, but that's a different story. 🙂
This is the most competent I have ever felt while watching one of LPL’s videos.
Thanks LPL
FYI - They're much harder to pick when positioned with the keyway away from the fingers.
They have secondary cases that enclose the locking mechanism. - The Black Box
Yep ive put them on a few times.
This basically destroys every movie situation involving two strangers handcuffed together.
Nah, they simply don't know anything about handcuff locks, just like 99% of people
thank you LPL, useful knowledge for my future endeavors against the federal government
- Sir, you're under arrest..
- Well too bad, I've had Counter Custody Training.
Whelp, now I have my answer to how Parker kept getting out of those handcuffs so quick
Parker the Richard stark novels? I still read and reread those. My favorite!
There are several models that use a second key making them much harder to pick, but these are generally discouraged since the second key is much easier to loose, leaving the officer in a position to pick or cut the locks. Corrections doesn’t even generally use them, which may be why I couldn’t find an example at the moment over at Galls- They’re probably off the market (at least for the moment).
Good to see you back, LPL!
I’ve been waiting for this one
Wow... so the way Sarah Connor done it in Terminator 2 is actually quite realistic!!! I always thought the way she done it was far fetched but actually, given the technology used in locks at the time it might have just worked.
It's a lot better to be watching handcuffs on TH-cam than wearing them in jail!
have a great day, stay outta cuffs
Thank you LPL. This is very useful.
Critical reminder from the legend, Bosnian Bill: "Stay safe, Stay legal"
How did it take until video number 1503 to show handcuffs?
Brilliant video as always. The colored cutaway was a fantastic explainer.
Probably to build enough viewership and contacts at TH-cam to prevent the video from being taken down.
Arms behind your back, palms facing away (out) and keyhole facing down. Now you’re cuffed !
The one thing the movies seems to get right…you CAN pick cuffs with a paper clip. Yes, even if double locked. Just as was demonstrated in this video, but with a simple uncoated paper clip
calling the key a key is a bit of a stretch since it has no coding whatsoever and is literally just a lever
Why didn't you pick them while wearing them?!
Missed opportunity!
Great demonstration. Cheers
Perhaps the most important LPL video I will ever watch.
tbh I haven't seen this style of handcuffed for almost nine years. I guess some really old police departments might still use those though.
Maybe a start of series?
Tomorrow: Masterlock Fingerprint braceletts😆
Where are you located? These are pretty standard in USA still.
A friend of mine had some police handcuffs and I handcuffed myself to his car. I didn't know he didn't have the key. He has to pick his mom up and was kinda pissed so I had to figure out how to pick these real quickly. I had a safety pin and figured it out in about a minute. I love how easy these are
Thanks! You saved my dignity tonight
When handcuffing and searching we also keep a firm grasp on the linking chain as not to allow these kinds of shenanigans.
How long would it take you to free yourself while properly handcuffed using only a hairpin? Would love to see a video of that.
I think most police departments have moved on to more sophisticated handcuffs from this design.
Wouldn't rigid handcuffs still have the same locking mechanism?
No they haven't. Rigid hinged cuffs are better as they allow less movement, and positioning the keyway away from the hands gives added anti-pick security. However a lot of Agencies prohibit use of hinged cuffs. The lock mechanism is the same on hinged. This is why it's standard operating procedure to frisk.
Nope, most are still short chain.
@@hubster4477 The short chain doesn't dictate the locking mechanism. I've seen cuffs that appear to have a different mechanism.
@Ejuice Vaper aaah in the UK. Im a long way from there!😂
Awesome video! I definitely learned something new today and I cannot wait to catch cops in shows putting handcuffs on incorrectly 😂
My father was a policeman, and I grew up playing with his handcuffs. I got pretty skilled at getting out of them. Great Video👍
Cuffing people with the hands facing away from the locking mechanism can be very uncomfortable for them. So it should be avoided for big bad drunk brawlers. Maybe it is something for small framed escape artists.
Anyway, we replaced cuffs like the ones from this video for something that cannot be opened that easy. I am sure it wont hold lock picking lawyers, but I doubt those need arresting.
So you've taught me how to pick the lock to the bank. You taught me how to pick the lock to the cuffs for when I get arrested for picking the lock to the bank. Can you show how to pick the lock on the jail cell next?
...The fact that they're nigh impossible to pick if you have the palms the correct way is a REALLY good point.
Amazing! Even with the correct tools, I am not sure I could open most locks, but as locks go, this one I think I could! Thanks LPL.
Your volume is a bit low. Either way keep up the good work
$90 for a covert companion is absurd.
Lol yeah
Great video!
the one we've all been waiting for
Oh my goodness, I can finally get detached from my bed
I don’t want to talk about what happened
Thank you LPL. My next time traffic stop will be never be the same!
wow this was so helpful, thank you lpl!
Raise your hand if you have ever had those on, unwillingly.
Crazy how easy that was. Great video as always LPL
Good explanation