Police had been called on a forged check incident and when they arrived the suspect was sitting in his car and resisted arrest when police arrived.
Two officers involved in incident have been put on paid administrative leave
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“Two officers arrived and located the suspect, a male believed to be in his 40s, in his car. He was ordered to step from his car.”
The department added that the officers at the scene called for an ambulance after it became clear the man was in distress.
“After he got out, he physically resisted officers. Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. Officers called for an ambulance,” the statement read.
The department claimed that “at no time were weapons of any type used by anyone involved in this incident,” and added that “body worn cameras were on and activated during this incident.”
This use of the knee to hold down people who are violently resisting police is well known, and well known to be potentially lethal..
Stricter guidelines mean fewer restraint-related deaths in prison service.
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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 suspect’s body to the floor with a knee on their back, and another may immobilise the suspect’s head by kneeling on their neck.
This technique is used around the country by police opfficers in dealing with violent resistance.
Dallas man dies after deputy is seen with knee on his neck during arrest
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CCTV shows Denver police officer James Medina struggling with Seryina Trujillo in a holding cell after she had been arrested on charges of assaulting an officer.
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The video shows an officer driving his knee into the back of the neck of a person laying facedown on the sidewalk, driving his face into the cement.
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Video of the April 2016 incident involving 46-year-old Travis Ray Vandewiele has now been released ...
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The problem for police officers are the following facts;
1) Their job involves arresting some very big and violent men from time to time, for who regular techniques may not work. This puts everyone at risk when cops cannot use a satisfactory level of force, and suspects will lie to get cops to ease up a moment and then immediately fight to get free , and this happens every single day across the USA.
2) The suspect was already in distress and it could have been related to his health, and whatever substance had him under the influence. And in response the cops called for an ambulance.
3) The hold used is not allowed by Milwaulkee police, and so the cops are guilty to that aspect of the arrest. Perehaps this is used across the department, and thus cops should know how to applyu it safelyt. Any attack to the neck is potentially fatal.
4) We have not heard the cops side of the story, so maybe we should get all the facts before lynching anyone.
5) At this point it looks like the cops are guilty at most of manslaughter, but we really dont even know if that applies till the investigation uncovers all the evidence they can find.
I would particularly be interested in seeing whats on the body cams.
Our Peace Officers protect us on a daily basis from the lowest forms of criminal thuggery. Lets not throw them under the bus because of a one sided short video that does not convey all the relevant facts.