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Following San Diego’s Lead, Governor Seeks to Ban Carotid Restraint in California

Posted by Chris Jennewein on June 5, 2020 in Politics | 219 Views
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Gov. Gavin Newsom briefs the press
Gov. Gavin Newsom briefs the press. Courtesy of the governor’s office

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday that he would end state police training in the use of carotid restraints similar to the technique used on George Floyd, whose death in police custody in Minnesota has prompted more than a week of protests nationwide.

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Newsom also called for the development of statewide protocols for the use of tear gas and rubber projectiles during protests.

The governor’s actions came as communities across the United States are reconsidering use of carotid and other restraints, including the so-called knee restraint which former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin used against Floyd by placing his knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes, killing him.

Chauvin and three officers who watched Floyd plead for his life have been fired and charged with murder. On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council agreed to end the use of knee restraints and choke holds as part of a state of Minnesota human rights investigation, the Star Tribune Newspaper reported. The bans must still be approved by a judge.

In the carotid restraint, which was banned earlier this week throughout San Diego County, an officer blocks the flow of blood to a detainee’s brain, leading the person to lose consciousness.

In addition to ending state training in the technique, Newsom said he supports legislation to ban its use in local police departments statewide.

“At the end of the day the carotid hold is literally designed to stop people’s blood from flowing into their brain,” Newsom said. “That has no place any longer.”

Many police departments have ended the use of so-called chokeholds, which put pressure on a detainee’s windpipe, but have still allowed carotid restraints.

— From Staff and Wire Reports

Following San Diego’s Lead, Governor Seeks to Ban Carotid Restraint in California was last modified: June 5th, 2020 by Chris Jennewein

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