rough ride

English

Noun

rough ride (plural rough rides)

1. (slang) The practice of not applying a seat belt to a handcuffed detainee in a transport vehicle before driving erratically, causing that detainee to be violently shaken about.

   Synonyms: nickel ride, cowboy ride, screen test

   • 2017 May 12, Gina Robertiello, The Use and Abuse of Police Power in America: Historical Milestones and Current Controversies‎^[1], ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 301:

     This protocol was put into place to address an informal police policy known as “rough rides.” A rough ride is a form of police brutality where handcuffed individuals are placed in transport vans without being secured by a seatbelt while an officer drives erratically. Rough rides in the Baltimore Police Department have resulted in severe injuries, including paralysis ( […] ).

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rough,‎ ride.

Further reading

• Rough ride (police brutality) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia