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Re: No Indictment in Chokehold Death
I'm not suggesting that at all. By "form of arrest", I mean that the police department itself banned its officers from use of that choke hold. A jury in a court could convict the officer of negligence leading to death if they believe that the officer ignored police regulations in the process of the arrest. A police officer can be negligent in the conduct of a legal act - that's my point.
What, exactly, are you referring to as "the form of arrest"? It is typical in any arrest that the suspect is handcuffed and takien in for booking. This man had been arrested about 30 times before and was quite "tired of it" and decided to resist. What "other side" of cuffing a suspect placed under arrest is there? Should police simply let folks, that choose to resist arrest, go on their merry way?
I'm not suggesting that at all. By "form of arrest", I mean that the police department itself banned its officers from use of that choke hold. A jury in a court could convict the officer of negligence leading to death if they believe that the officer ignored police regulations in the process of the arrest. A police officer can be negligent in the conduct of a legal act - that's my point.