i see that you used the choke in a goodway...he didnt pass out you had control but why not use a effective and saver lock such as a arm lock or wrist lock with does also cause a great deal of pain and will give you anoth time to cuff the unlucky feller....i understand that in a situation like that you do not have time to think what lock your going to do and so on and you did what came natraul to you..so well done.

I could be wrong but if I remember correctly, a choke that is applied against the Adam's Apple/larynx is a felony in many states for the reason that it can cause severe harm or death. Yet a choke that is applied to the side of the neck cutting off blood flow or oxygen and proven not to cause damage to the throat the way the other choke can is not a felony and can be fought in court if need be. Though it is a frowned upon technique period, but if a civilian needed to use one then the safest bet is the latter.

the lapd had lethal results with the choke cause they used a baton reinforced choke. Not just the average choke. It was also found that over age 50 black males with smoking and alcohol have a pattern of their carotid artery sheaths not reopening after a choke is released

See thread in the MA talk forum, that probably needs to be moved to here, about how "reasonable" people can be.

I am far from expert in Police Science but I once, long ago attended a PR-24 training session, at a Bando summer camp, being taught by a Georgia State Trouper and qualified trainer.

He explained that Police Science had a long history of new answers to provide more humane control of subjects, and eventually each one turned fatal and was abandoned.

He discussed how the choke was thought to be a more humane way to control a subject than busting them over the head with a billy club. The correct choke can put someone out in 6 seconds because the pressure on the carotid sinus causes the heart to belive blood pressure jumped up and stops the heart beating to lower the blood pressure, and lack of blood causes the unconsciousness. But they forgot the human equation. A Police Officer trying to subdue someone is probably in a life threatening situation, the person may well have been trying to kill, maim or break the officer, and with their adrenilan up they won't release the choke, and that can kill. So Choking became another tactic to discard in Police Science.

Now one can talk about lawyers, but Police Officers truly aren't into killing people, even if by momentary mistake. The control was probably a combination of law (legislators concern), lawsuits (in part) and a search for a more intelligent control method.

The answer at that time was the 'correct' use of the PR-24 (the police version of the tonfa).

Unfortunately there are not simple answers.

the difference is in chokes vs strangles, strangles restrict the larynx, chokes restrict the side of the neck areas. Skill is also a factor.