They are trained on how to do the move. For those who haven't seen it, I highly recommend the video that came out a while back on the whole incident and it's aftermath. It's called The Fall of Minneapolis.
You apply pressure to the side of the neck. There is no obstruction or injury to the larynx or windpipe. The neck muscles are strong in the fore-and-aft direction, but weak in the side-to-side direction. This is true also of handling horses, who can out-play you in a tug-of-war, but cannot resist being led to the side.
It's in (or, at least was) their manuals for goodness sake!
They are trained on how to do the move. For those who haven't seen it, I highly recommend the video that came out a while back on the whole incident and it's aftermath. It's called The Fall of Minneapolis.
You apply pressure to the side of the neck. There is no obstruction or injury to the larynx or windpipe. The neck muscles are strong in the fore-and-aft direction, but weak in the side-to-side direction. This is true also of handling horses, who can out-play you in a tug-of-war, but cannot resist being led to the side.