SDPD bans the carotid restraint | Lyndsay Winkley, Teri Figueroa
A U-T analysis found that the hold was being used disproportionately on black San Diegans.
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Show Notes
On the heels of protests over the death of George Floyd, the San Diego Police Department announced it would stop using a controversial neck restraint that a U-T analysis found is disproportionately used on black San Diegans.
Floyd, a black man, died after a white officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
Learn more from Public Safety reporter Teri Figueroa and Watchdog reporter Lyndsay Winkley.
Read more here: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-06-01/san-diego-police-end-use-carotid-restraint-effective-immediately