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{{Short description|Physical restraint by tying the limbs together}}
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The '''hogtie''' is a method of tying the ]s together, rendering the 'hogtied' person or animal immobile. Originally, it was used for ]s (hence the name); now it can also be applied to human ] and a method for subduing individuals sometimes employed by the ].
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The '''hogtie''' is a method of tying the ]s together, rendering the subject immobile and helpless. Originally, it was applied to ]s (hence the name) and other young four-legged animals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kimbacan.com/HTML/Gallery/rodeo%20web/hogtied_steer.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2005-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220000607/http://kimbacan.com/HTML/Gallery/rodeo%20web/hogtied_steer.jpg |archive-date=2005-12-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The hogtie, in the practice of sexual bondage, typically has the person who is being tied lie down flat on the belly, with the ankles and wrists tied together behind the back of the person. The hogtie used on pigs and cattle has the limbs tied in front.


== Agriculture uses ==
The term also applies figuratively to an instance where a person has said or done something which has unpleasant consequences, and from which they are unable to escape.
The hogtie when used on ]s and ] has it where three of the four limbs are tied together, as tying all four together is difficult and can result in harm to the animal.


== Human uses ==
There is a significant risk of ] in this position, in addition to the normal risks of restraint. In addition, tying anything around the neck has a high risk of death from ].
When performed on a human, a hogtie is any position that results in the arms and legs being bound, both tied behind the person and then connecting the hands and feet.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} The practice has been called ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Faiver |first=Kenneth L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XBKIDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA29 |title=Correctional Health Care Services: Mental Health, Infectious Disease, Dental Care, Addiction Treatment |date=2019-02-06 |publisher=Charles C Thomas Publisher |isbn=978-0-398-09261-0 |pages=29 |language=en}}</ref>


Typically, the person's feet are ] with ] or similar devices, and ] with the hands behind the back.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=David J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=adB5DwAAQBAJ&dq=hogtying&pg=PA125 |title=The State of American Policing: Psychology, Behavior, Problems, and Solutions |date=2018-11-09 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-6007-2 |pages=125–126 |language=en}}</ref> The feet are pulled behind the person, until the hands and feet can be connected.<ref name=":1" /> (The head and neck are left free.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Yu |first=Han |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QI-WEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT222 |title=The Curious Human Knee |date=2023-06-06 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-55677-4 |pages=222 |language=en}}</ref>) The restrained person is then placed on the stomach, in a face-down ], which decreases the risk of the restrained person kicking nearby people or objects, or hurting themselves by pounding their heads against nearby objects, but which also increases the risk of ] (a restraint-specific form of ]).<ref name=":1" />
==Variations==
The hogtie is particularly stringent if the wrists are forced to touch the ankles, not just joined with a rope as in the picture. Often, the elbows and knees will be tied together as well. Forcing the elbows together too much carries a risk of dislocating the shoulders.


Hogtying, also called the ''prone maximal restraint position'' or the ''hobble position'',<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=DiMaio |first1=Vincent J. M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gA9EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA441 |title=DiMaio's Forensic Pathology |last2=Molina |first2=D. Kimberley |date=2021-09-27 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-000-38910-4 |pages=441–443 |language=en}}</ref> may make it somewhat more difficult for some people to breathe, especially after physical activity.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stark |first=Margaret M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5PHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA484 |title=Clinical Forensic Medicine: A Physician's Guide |date=2020-01-01 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-29462-5 |pages=484–485 |language=en}}</ref> Frequently, hog-tying has been performed on a person who has been violently resisting.<ref name=":3" /> Various mechanisms for sudden death while hogtied have been proposed, ranging from changes in chest movement from being handcuffed, to drug use, to pre-existing medical conditions such as obesity or ], to police and medical personnel using their body weight to compress both the chest and abdomen in the process of applying the restraint devices.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Vilke |first=Gary M. |date=October 2020 |title=Restraint physiology: A review of the literature |journal=Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine |language=en |volume=75 |pages=102056 |doi=10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102056 |pmc=7490248 |pmid=32956928}}</ref> Concerns about the restrained person dying have led to many US police departments discontinuing the practice of hogtying people.<ref name=":3" />
A variation of the hogtie can be used torture to and kill its victim: the hands are tied behind the back and the feet are tied together, with one end of the rope around the victim's neck. The tension on the neck-rope can only be relieved if the victim keeps the neck, back and legs arched; eventually, the victim tires and strangles. This is sometimes referred to as the ''Italian rope trick'' and has been used by the ]. Most experts on bondage would consider this an extremely dangerous variant.


== See also ==
The victim can also be on his or her back. This can get uncomfortable after a while. Most people can turn over onto their front while hogtied, but if they are on a narrow sofa or bed, there is a danger of falling off, especially if they are blindfolded so cannot see what they are doing.


* ], an erotic ] practice.
The victim might be left in a kneeling position. It is not very difficult to get into a lying down position (on front, back or side), but it may be almost impossible to return to a kneeling position if the person is tied correctly.
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 22 May 2024

Physical restraint by tying the limbs together "Hog tied" redirects here. For the song by Anthrax, see Volume 8: The Threat Is Real.
A calf hogtied while being branded on a ranch.

The hogtie is a method of tying the limbs together, rendering the subject immobile and helpless. Originally, it was applied to pigs (hence the name) and other young four-legged animals.

Agriculture uses

The hogtie when used on pigs and cattle has it where three of the four limbs are tied together, as tying all four together is difficult and can result in harm to the animal.

Human uses

When performed on a human, a hogtie is any position that results in the arms and legs being bound, both tied behind the person and then connecting the hands and feet. The practice has been called inhumane.

Typically, the person's feet are restrained with legcuffs or similar devices, and handcuffed with the hands behind the back. The feet are pulled behind the person, until the hands and feet can be connected. (The head and neck are left free.) The restrained person is then placed on the stomach, in a face-down prone position, which decreases the risk of the restrained person kicking nearby people or objects, or hurting themselves by pounding their heads against nearby objects, but which also increases the risk of positional restraint asphyxia (a restraint-specific form of positional asphyxia).

Hogtying, also called the prone maximal restraint position or the hobble position, may make it somewhat more difficult for some people to breathe, especially after physical activity. Frequently, hog-tying has been performed on a person who has been violently resisting. Various mechanisms for sudden death while hogtied have been proposed, ranging from changes in chest movement from being handcuffed, to drug use, to pre-existing medical conditions such as obesity or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, to police and medical personnel using their body weight to compress both the chest and abdomen in the process of applying the restraint devices. Concerns about the restrained person dying have led to many US police departments discontinuing the practice of hogtying people.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-12-20. Retrieved 2005-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Faiver, Kenneth L. (2019-02-06). Correctional Health Care Services: Mental Health, Infectious Disease, Dental Care, Addiction Treatment. Charles C Thomas Publisher. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-398-09261-0.
  3. ^ Thomas, David J. (2018-11-09). The State of American Policing: Psychology, Behavior, Problems, and Solutions. ABC-CLIO. pp. 125–126. ISBN 978-1-4408-6007-2.
  4. ^ Yu, Han (2023-06-06). The Curious Human Knee. Columbia University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-231-55677-4.
  5. ^ DiMaio, Vincent J. M.; Molina, D. Kimberley (2021-09-27). DiMaio's Forensic Pathology. CRC Press. pp. 441–443. ISBN 978-1-000-38910-4.
  6. Stark, Margaret M. (2020-01-01). Clinical Forensic Medicine: A Physician's Guide. Springer Nature. pp. 484–485. ISBN 978-3-030-29462-5.
  7. Vilke, Gary M. (October 2020). "Restraint physiology: A review of the literature". Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 75: 102056. doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102056. PMC 7490248. PMID 32956928.
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