Assault with a padlock on a bandana? LEO's?

[CHCRandy]

Has anyone ever heard of this? Do people really rob others using this method as a weapon?

 

[churchmouse]

I do not know but I am sure you could knock someone stupid using this method.

 

[Dead Duck]

I know in LA in the 80s it was a thing with the Mexican gangs.
The thought was if you ever got searched on the street, a bandana (or sock) and a padlock (bicycle lock) could be explained away pretty easy. And the padlock is cheaper than rolls of coins.

Is this making a comeback here in Indiana?

 

[printcraft]

It’s an approved and sanctioned method of protest used by liberal university professors all across America.

 

[Sylvain]

I heard of coins in a sock.

 

[KellyinAvon]

There's a 1%er bike gang known for this. Might be the Sons of Silence.

 

[HoughMade]

I had a case involving a prisoner and a lock in a sock.

OK, it's Christmas time:

[video=youtube;kJP6RfcjAbc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJP6RfcjAbc[/video]

 

[Kutnupe14]

I've seen it multiple times in my life.... more in rural areas, carried by the old timers in my family. The wrap the lock in a dirty bandana, and hang the end out of a pocket. If they have an issue with someone, grab the end, swing it and "wack!" stars and brides circling their head.

 

[CHCRandy]

Well you learn something everyday. I guess I had just never seen or heard of anyone doing that.

 

[Gabriel]

I carry a padlock and bandana in my bag when I fly since I can't carry much else on the plane. Beyond that, I haven't seen anyone battered by one of these contraptions

 

[Hatin Since 87]

I've seen it multiple times in my life.... more in rural areas, carried by the old timers in my family. The wrap the lock in a dirty bandana, and hang the end out of a pocket. If they have an issue with someone, grab the end, swing it and "wack!" stars and brides circling their head.

That doesn’t sound too bad

 

[HoughMade]

That doesn’t sound too bad

I don't know about the stars, but there's a whole genre of entertainment based upon brides.

 

[UTL]

I picked up a guy that had a Military Flail in his car as he was transporting dope around the city. Nothing would surprise me anymore.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Tippecanoe County had a murder with a padlock on a string

Help me with year, someone? Cobber? It was over a SSD check. Body in the river.

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

A bar of soap in a GI sock can rock your world .
That is of course if one was so inclined .

 

[churchmouse]

A bar of soap in a GI sock can rock your world .
That is of course if one was so inclined .

This is a deadly head knocker.