The ling is ass. It's just. Ass. Butts. It isn't scary. Whap it and cuff it, toss it in solitary and smack its horribly deformed ass. Now they can tear through walls. Nice.
Forming armblades and flesh riot shields as ling now break cuffs and straitjackets.
Changing into a lesser form now uncuffs you
You can use an armblade is a crowbar, to do crowbar based activities.
The armblade can be used to slice and dice through non-reinforced walls and girders.