LAPD Officer Killed During Training Exercise Was Investigating Cops About Rape

Re:LAPD Officer Killed During Training Exercise Was Investig... by balaksakrionon on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @05:21PM (#33087113)

This is a good point and George Floyd is a sad example of this in action during a police encounter. He exerted himself tremendously for many minutes while under the influence of various drugs, and with a seriously compromised heart, and then succumbed while being restrained.

Knowing that people get into this instinctual "fight" mode frequently during police encounters, to the point where they'll exert themselves to the point of exhaustion and beyond, I do wish police had a greater duty of care standard to check on people and assess for medical emergencies during such scuffles.

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Re:LAPD Officer Killed During Training Exercise Was Investig... by nullc on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @05:50PM (#33087519)

> Knowing that people get into this instinctual "fight" mode frequently during police encounters, to the point where they'll exert themselves to the point of exhaustion and beyond, I do wish police had a greater duty of care standard to check on people and assess for medical emergencies during such scuffles.

Indeed. And we should treat forceful restraint as a potentially lethal move-- since we know from the statistics that it is-- and emphasize using other approaches where possible.

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