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SAY HIS NAME. (Original Post)
roamer65
May 2020
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raging moderate
(4,281 posts)1. George Floyd.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)2. George Floyd
MrsCoffee
(5,801 posts)3. George Floyd.
Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)4. George Floyd.
PunkinPi
(4,870 posts)5. George Floyd.
luvs2sing
(2,220 posts)6. George Floyd
SamKnause
(13,043 posts)7. George Floyd.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,847 posts)8. George Floyd.
Even prison inmates are treated more carefully.
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2012-01-31/police-guidelines-permit-techniques-that-can-kill
A technique which is sighted as a factor in so called deaths in custody is what is known as prone restraint. It involves forcing a suspect face-down onto the floor, cuffing their hands behind their back and then putting pressure on their torso, shoulders and neck.
For example, an officer may pin the suspects body to the floor with a knee on their back, and another may immobilise the suspects head by kneeling on their neck.
In comparison, there have been only two deaths following restraint in the prison service in the last 15 years. Experts suggest this is because stricter guidelines on the use of prone restraint were introduced during the mid-1990s following a spate of restraint-related deaths in prisons.
Prison service rules now state that a prisoner must never [original emphasis] be kept in the prone position with their hands held behind their back in ratchet handcuffs.
Freedomofspeech
(4,218 posts)9. George Floyd
LakeArenal
(28,729 posts)10. George Floyd
and Family.
mahina
(17,506 posts)11. George Floyd
I will rise
We will rise
We are rising
Sunsky
(1,737 posts)12. George Floyd
irisblue
(32,829 posts)13. George Floyd
Trailrider1951
(3,409 posts)14. George Floyd
How many more have to die? Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.
― Martin Luther King Jr.