Police Chokeholds
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Police officer who stopped Elijah McClain fired over photos reenacting chokehold"The fact that three on-duty, in-uniform police officers thought that it was appropriate to reenact the murder, jokingly, shows that the department is rotten to the core," said Mari Newman, the McClain family's lawyer who saw the photos before they were publicly released.NewsJul 3, 2020
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Colorado to probe death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who police put in chokehold"Elijah McClain should be alive today, and we owe it to his family to take this step and elevate the pursuit of justice in his name to a statewide concern," Gov. Polis said in a statement.NewsJun 25, 2020
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Republicans propose chokehold restrictions in bill aimed at policing changesThe GOP package is one of the most extensive proposed overhauls to policing procedures yet from Republicans.WorldJun 15, 2020
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George Floyd death: ‘Dangerous’ police chokeholds under fresh scrutiny worldwideImmobilization techniques where officers apply pressure with their knees on prone suspects are used in policing around the world and have long drawn criticism.WorldJun 3, 2020
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