Justice Dept. announces new limits on chokeholds and no-knock warrants, but stops short of banning the controversial law enforcement tactics that critics say have led to unnecessary deaths.
and no-knock warrants, but stopped short of banning the controversial law enforcement tactics that critics say have led to unnecessary deaths.components, including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service, are prohibited from using the tactics except when they believe doing so would save them from death or serious injury.
"Building trust and confidence between law enforcement and the public we serve is central to our mission at the Justice Department," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
The debate over chokeholds intensified after the 2014 death of Eric Garner, who died after New York Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in a chokehold and helped compress his chest against the ground while arresting him on Staten Island on charges of selling loose cigarettes. Pantaleo was not charged criminally and was subsequently fired.
Federal law requires officers in most circumstances to knock and announce their presence when serving a warrant on a private dwelling.
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