Meaning of sleeping dragon | Babel Free

Definitions

A tube-shaped device that protesters attach their hands to on the inside, particularly in order to attach themselves to a large object so that they cannot easily be removed from an area.

Examples

“More ambitious acts include locking themselves to one another or to special devices, including a "sleeping dragon," a pipe cemented into a road bed into which the protestors can lock their arms.”

“The blockade was centered around four college students forming a human chain, their hands encased in containers of hardened cement, the old sleeping dragon trick.”

“Figure 5.1 depicts a small example of tactical technology called a sleeping dragon.”

“According to a Morton County peace officer's affidavit, filed with the state of North Dakota, "[Daniel T'seleie] used a sleeping dragon device to secure himself," […]”

“The Hubbard county sheriff’s office sent a “code red” to the Beltrami county field force extrication team, which had received training from 2016 to 2020 to remove protesters who used sleeping dragons.”

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