This is a situation I've already witnessed twice in my life.

People responsible for ensuring safety and authorized to use force if necessary were detaining an uncooperative subject and forcibly moving him to to another place.

However, the way they were doing so raised my eyebrow. Each of the officers grabbed a separate limb of the subject and that way they all carried him where they wanted. Words may be failing me; if my description is unclear, here is an MS Pain sketch of how it looked like:

(sorry for poor quality, I draw with a mouse even worse than I draw with a pencil)

The first time I saw this it seemed to me to be grossly inelegant. I assumed the officers were clearly incompetent and did not receive basic training, since I assumed there had to - just HAD TO - be a better, more elegant, more right-handed way to force move someone to a destination. I also assumed that one person, two at most should be needed to perform this task, but not four.

But then I saw it the second time it made me doubt my judgement. It would be a weird coincidence if two separate groups of officers I saw in a row were incompetent. Also I don't know of any better way to forcibly move a completely uncooperative subject. My previous judgement may have been baseless and incorrect.

Perhaps this is, indeed, the best possible way to move a person from place to place?

If not, then what are more well suited techniques to forcibly move an uncooperative subject? Also is it possible for a single person, or two at most to perform this task, or is it indeed necessary for no less than four people to do so?

Reason I'm asking: Sometimes I'm trying to do some writing as a hobby. And I wrote a scene where the main character witnesses this very situation and, on this basis, assumes incompetence of officers involved and this is plot important. Main character is supposed to be well versed in martial arts. I wonder if this scene makes any sense?

This is a situation I've already witnessed twice in my life.

People responsible for ensuring safety and authorized to use force if necessary were detaining an uncooperative subject and forcibly moving him to to another place.

However, the way they were doing so raised my eyebrow. Each of the officers grabbed a separate limb of the subject and that way they all carried him where they wanted. Words may be failing me; if my description is unclear, here is an MS Paint sketch of how it looked like:

(sorry for poor quality, I draw with a mouse even worse than I draw with a pencil)

The first time I saw this it seemed to me to be grossly inelegant. I assumed the officers were clearly incompetent and did not receive basic training, since I assumed there had to - just HAD TO - be a better, more elegant, more right-handed way to force move someone to a destination. I also assumed that one person, two at most should be needed to perform this task, but not four.

But then I saw it the second time it made me doubt my judgement. It would be a weird coincidence if two separate groups of officers I saw in a row were incompetent. Also I don't know of any better way to forcibly move a completely uncooperative subject. My previous judgement may have been baseless and incorrect.

Perhaps this is, indeed, the best possible way to move a person from place to place?

If not, then what are more well suited techniques to forcibly move an uncooperative subject? Also is it possible for a single person, or two at most to perform this task, or is it indeed necessary for no less than four people to do so?

Reason I'm asking: Sometimes I'm trying to do some writing as a hobby. And I wrote a scene where the main character witnesses this very situation and, on this basis, assumes incompetence of officers involved and this is plot important. Main character is supposed to be well versed in martial arts. I wonder if this scene makes any sense?