By PoliceOne Staff
If you use a pen as your focal element during Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus tests, consider changing your approach. Although admittedly convenient and seemingly small and innocuous, a pen in the wrong hands can inflict some serious damage.
The same holds true for anything else that can be quickly grabbed and used as an improvised weapon during an assault. If you’re holding something that could be used to stab or slash you (think of a pen to the eye or neck) right in front of a suspect’s face, you could be inviting trouble if he’s motivated to attack you.
Instead, consider using the index finger of your weak hand. It can’t be taken away from you and the weak hand approach keeps your strong hand clear and ready should things spin bad.
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