Since the start of 2015, officers from the Minneapolis Police Dept. have rendered people unconscious with neck restraints 44 times, according to an NBCNews analysis of police records. Several police experts say that number appears to be unusually high.
One was a 14-year-old in a domestic abuse incident that was in progress when the officer arrived. Another was a 17-year-old fleeing from a shoplifting incident. Another involved a traffic stop where the suspect was deemed"verbally non-compliant."
George Floyd died May 25 after being pinned to the ground by an officer who put his knee on the man's neck for about eight minutes.The Minneapolis Police Department did not immediately provide comment on the data, and did not respond to a request to confirm that the dates in parentheses refer to when the manual and its sections were updated.
"The [Minneapolis] policy doesn't appear to reflect what California and other law enforcement agencies using best practices recognize, which is if officers don't use extreme caution with this force option, the likelihood of serious injury or death rises significantly," Obayashi said. This March 31, 1991 frame from a video tape shot by George Holliday from his apartment in a suburb of Los Angeles shows a group of police officers beating a man with nightsticks and kicking him as other officers look on. The April 29, 1992 acquittal of four police officers in the beating of Rodney King sparked rioting that spread across the city and into neighboring suburbs.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rihanna Speaks Out About the 'Devastation, Anger, and Sadness' She's Felt After George Floyd's DeathRihanna posted on Instagram to express her feelings after 46-year-old George Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground and pressed his knee into his neck.
Read more »
Customs and Border Protection flew a Predator B drone over Minneapolis as protests rocked the cityThe drone flight came amid intense protests in Minneapolis following the death of a black man after a police officer knelt on his neck.
Read more »
The Latest: Pickup truck drives through protest in FloridaDevelopments in the nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd: • Washington, D.C., mayor lashes out at President Trump over his criticism after protests near White House. • Demonstrators rally across Connecticut. • Boston mayor hosts vigil.
Read more »
The Latest: One dead in Indianapolis shootings amid protestsPresumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned the violence from Saturday's protests in a statement. 'The act of protesting should never be allowed to overshadow the reason we protest,' he says.
Read more »
Demonstrations continue in L.A. in response to the death of George Floyd in MinnesotaHere are some of the most striking images our photographers WallySkalij, luissinco, gary_coronado captured during the LAProtests Saturday. More:
Read more »
Minneapolis mayor and police chief deal with a crisis years in the makingThe city of Minneapolis is under siege after five nights during which thousands of protesters have been marching in the streets, demanding justice in the name of George Floyd and clashing with local and state police and, since Friday, National Guard troops. Meanwhile, the leadership of Minneapolis Chief
Read more »