OTTAWA — The federal government is facing questions about exactly what kind of force it is asking police to stop using, as the RCMP is criticized over its…
The RCMP says that it still allows officers to use the “carotid control” hold even though other forces, such as the Ontario Provincial Police, stopped using it three decades ago.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
“There needs to be more clarification on whether this is a game of semantics, or misunderstanding about what the contemporary police’s less-lethal weapons arsenal would include,” the former police officer said. Mendicino’s office said its expectation is that Lucki “remains committed to implementing these reforms” and that it would be seeking an update from the RCMP.
He said he is inviting Mendicino to learn more about the techniques and how they differ, and broadly questioned the minister’s decision to weigh in on how the RCMP operates.Sauve and his organization, which represents almost 20,000 RCMP members, are asking Mendicino to revisit the decision to reduce the intervention options available to police.
The RCMP said that officer training limits the use of such techniques, and that they are rarely used. The force added that it has reviewed its use of the neck restraint and updated its policy on its use in November to give officers new guidance on how to use it, including the “risks of applying the technique on medically high-risk groups.”
“The argument is that when properly executed, it’s effective,” he said. “Well, just because an officer is trained in a particular use of force, does not mean that they’re particularly adept at it.”
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