Attorneys weigh in on whether deadly Alameda police struggle can be compared to George Floyd
Former prosecutor reacts to release of Alameda police bodycam footage
Criminal Defense Attorney Tony Brass, is a former prosecutor with the San Francisco district attorney s office and U.S. attorney s office. He says it s clear that putting someone face down with weight on their back is dangerous as he reacts to the police bodycam footage of Mario Gonzalez s in-custody death.
ALAMEDA, Calif. - As video emerged on Tuesday showing a deadly encounter between Alameda police officers and a man restrained on his stomach that ultimately led to his death, several observers weighed in on whether there was a direct parallel to that of George Floyd.
Man Who Died While Alameda Police Had Him In Prone Position Compared to George Floyd
The April 19 death of Oakland resident Mario Arenales Gonzalez while in the custody of Alameda police has garnered national headlines because it occurred just one day before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd under similar circumstances.
The Alameda Police Department released body camera footage of Gonzalez s arrest and death on Tuesday, and family members immediately began calling the police officers account false. The video, seen below, includes audio from 911 calls that led to the incident, and video of an officer trying to communicate with Gonzalez, who appears intoxicated and not especially incoherent. But at no point does Gonzalez become combative or threatening, and officers end up trying to put Gonzalez in handcuffs for reasons that aren t entirely clear.
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Retired SFPD officer threatened to put a bullet in 11-year-old boy s head after prank, police say
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Former Newsom aide Nathan Ballard pleads not guilty in domestic violence case involving wife, daughter
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Nathan Ballard, then Super Bowl 50 host committee spokesman, stands along the Embarcadero during construction of Super Bowl City in January 2016.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle 2016
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