Mario Gonzalez s death draws attention to police putting suspects face down, positional asphyxia
A Los Angeles-area lawmaker who is a former police officer is trying to outlaw techniques that create a substantial risk of what s known as positional asphyxia Share Updated: 5:06 PM PDT May 3, 2021 By Don Thompson
Mario Gonzalez s death draws attention to police putting suspects face down, positional asphyxia
A Los Angeles-area lawmaker who is a former police officer is trying to outlaw techniques that create a substantial risk of what s known as positional asphyxia Share Updated: 5:06 PM PDT May 3, 2021
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Show Transcript TOGETHER. TY: THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE SUPPORTS CHANGING THE LAW. BACK HERE, CLOSER TO HOME IN ALAMEDA, THE FAMILY OF A MAN WHO DIED IN POLICE CUSTODY LAST WEEK ARE CALLING HIS DEATH A MURDER AFTER SEEING VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENED. BUT POLICE SAY THEY DID NOT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE. J.R. STONE HAS THE STORY. [GRO
It's common practice for police around the U.S. to place combative suspects face down and press down on their backs with hands, elbows or knees to gain control
Death of Mario Gonzalez draws attention to police putting suspects face down
By Don Thompson
Video shows Alameda police kneeling on Mario Gonzalez shortly before death
The Alameda Police Department released body cam video showing the arrest of Mario Gonzalez, who later died after what was described as a scuffle with police. The video shows an officer kneeling on Gonzalez during the altercation.
ALAMEDA, Calif. - It’s common practice for police around the U.S. to place combative suspects face down and press down on their backs with hands, elbows or knees to gain control.
They aren’t supposed to do it for an extended period because that can lead to injuries or death.
Death draws attention to police putting suspects face down
May. 04, 2021 at 6:00 am
DON THOMPSON, Associated Press
It’s common practice for police around the U.S. to place combative suspects face down and press down on their backs with hands, elbows or knees to gain control.
They aren’t supposed to do it for an “extended period” because that can lead to injuries or death. But what length of time is appropriate?
That question and the face-down method are in the spotlight after police video released last week showed officers in Northern California struggling with a man for more than five minutes as he lay face down.
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