i was never on staff, but i did take the staff training course when i was a 5th phaser. The only reason i took staff training was because i thought the insight would help me de-program myself later. i don't recall any part of the course that had to do with restraining, but that was a long time ago and my memory is more than a little hazy. As far as i remember, and i can speak from personal experience because i was restrained more times than i care to count, the general rule was that if any phaser in group was not following any of the physical rules of the program, "such as sit up str8", or "pay attention to the person talking" or "no talking out in group" and then resisted physical force in any way, when his compliance with any of these rules was physically enforced, this led directly to his bein' carried over the heads of the other phasers who were sitting in group and thrown down on the floor on the side of group and restained by whatever phasers happened to be sitting around the "misbehaver" at that time. Sometimes a staff member or a 5th phaser, or "acting" 5th phaser would have one or more of the restrainers replaced if they thought one of the restrainers had a weak program and needed to be in group in order to talk, or might be a flight risk himself. Staff never participated in the physical part of the restraint, at least not at the VA program. Well... hold on a second... i seem to remember Mr, Kelleher takin' part in a restraint against me once or maybe twice.
Once i was in the Dr.s' office in the building, which at the VA program was in a hallway just behind the front desk. i was less than 50' from the front doors. i jumped up from the table i was sittin' at in the waitin' area of the Dr.s' office and bolted out, down the hallway and into the front office for the front doors. i was tackled in the front office by Mr. Kelleher and then by other oldcomers who were nearby.
i am ashamed to acknowledge that i inturn participated in the restraint of others at various times while i was in the program. i learned the techniques from other phasers, as well as from havin' been restrained myself. Sometimes there were no 5th phasers in the building, like during the 1st part of the day. A lot of mornings even a 2nd phaser could become an acting 5th phaser and if someone misbehaved then that acting 5th phaser was charged with the resonsibility of restraining the misbehavor. There really was no training concernin' proper restraint techniques. it was more like a tradition that was just passed down from one generation to the next. i remember though that the restrainers would sit down "indian" style, one on each limb of the misbehaver, in such a way that the misbehavers limbs would go through the legs of those doin' the restraining, immobilizing the misbehaver. In addition to one phaser restraining each limb, one phaser would also hold the misbehavers head, as it rested on his crossed legs. After the misbehaver had spent some time on the floor in the discomfort of bein' physically restrained some staff member would walk by, usually in about 35-45 minutes and talk to the misbehaver in an attempt to assess the situation. Some staff members were more compassionate than others. If the misbehaver would acknowledge to staff that he had learned his lesson and was now willin' to comply he would then be placed back in group, if not he would continue to be restrained, or be taken to an intake room indefinately. If that didn't work the misbehaver would then be placed on "consequences", which for me included sleep deprivation beyond what the group as a whole was already bein' subjected to. Sleep deprivation meant that you were kept awake all but 3 hours of the 24 in a day. Once at the host-home for the night oldcomers would take shifts makin' sure you were sittin up str8 in a hard wooden chair in your underwear 'till about 3a.m. when you would finally be allowed to sleep until 6a.m.
i remember one time when i was bein' restrained just before an executive rap. Group was already sittin' in the carpet room. i was talkin' out in group or singing "That's why they call me... Bad company... 'till the day i die." Yeah, i used to love to sing that out loud in group. Anyway the phaser who was sittin' directly behind me clamped his hands over my mouth in an action that was more a-kin to a hard sucker punch. He then proceeded to cut off my air supply(and i am not referrin' to the soft rock sensation) by completely coverin' my nose and mouth, while other phasers restrained my arms and legs. i had no way to indicate that i couldn't breathe. i wondered how long i could hold on before i passed out. i think i had to stop resisting the restrainers in order to breathe in some air. Even then i had to be compliant for a few seconds before i was allowed to breathe.
i don't know if this relates to any of the information you are seeking but that is what i know of any restraint technique training.
Fuck Str8. Fuck all authority. :skull: :skull: :skull:
Peace.
