"These handcuffs look better on you than me..."

... a beleaguered Strauss-Kahn silently said to himself.  Despite an enthusiasm for domination, the former IMF chief shies away from the passive role:

Detective: "Please have a seat."
S-K: "Is that [handcuffing] necessary?"
Detective: "Yes, it is."
S-K: "I have diplomatic immunity."
Detective: "Where is you passport?"
S-K: "I need to make a call and let them know I won't be at my meeting tomorrow. These handcuffs are tight."

Or, he could just be "playing the role."