Civil Disturbances (1975)
13 Sep
Scenes from a US Army training manual, 1975, found in an army surplus store, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
And here, thanks to eagle-eyed Boing Boing readers, is the whole thing as a PDF (3.5MB), another version from 1945, and an updated version from 2005 (PDF). Thanks guys!
It’s all come-alongs and butt-stroking, until someone actually gets shot…
Interesting, but not my brand of eroticism.
Could you please scan the whole document? Very much of interest to Occupy folk in general. Thank you! -d.
Occasionally, for some reason, “they” still teach the ‘hammerlock come-along’ (Figs. 36-7 ).
It’s absurd, and dangerous, for myriad reasons, the most obvious being almost no cop and/or detainee can walk like than (on even a flat surface) for more than a few feet without tripping (try it in a parking lot if you want a fun challenge).
And, of course, it looks kinda….
Could you produce a pdf at some point please? Thanks!
More please.
— MrJM