Sentences with phrase «of use of excessive force»
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One year later, he faced a complaint from the mother of a 15 - year - old boy who claimed he used excessive force when arresting her son, including putting his gun to the side of the teen's head and kicking him in the ribs.
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If the person does not pose a threat to the premises or persons present, then any use of force may be considered excessive or unnecessary.Therefore, property owners will often call the police to deal with the situation rather than risk liability.
The city is weighed down with debt, billions in unfunded pension obligations, declining credit ratings, a police department often accused of using excessive force against African - Americans, a rising tide of murders, and a host of other troubles.
That's when instances of officer brutality or uses of excessive force occur, he said.
International Korean leaders agree to «complete denuclearization» goal, The Guardian UN human rights chief decries Israel's excessive use of force in Gaza, Reuters
«The grand jury's decision does not negate the fact that Michael Brown's tragic death is part of an alarming national trend of officers using excessive force against people of color, often during routine encounters.
Perhaps more disturbingly, it found a pattern of police using excessive force against people with mental illnesses, with little or no follow - up investigation in such instances.
«Whilst the government continues to present these cases as a purely administrative matter, the fact remains that the destruction of houses of worship violates all international norms, as does the use of excessive force on civilians who are peaceably exercising their right to worship in communion with others.
I mean I know there is an open investigation against whether the Vegas police used excessive force (which I don't think they did), but I don't see what the end game of it is.
The act of omission or commission must have been either careless, reckless, or involved the use of excessive force.
Fouls and misconduct are penalised as follows: Direct free kick A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following seven offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force: • kicks or attempts to kick an opponent • trips or attempts to trip an opponent • jumps at an opponent • charges an opponent • strikes or attempts to strike an opponent • pushes an opponent • tackles an opponent A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following three offences: • holds an opponent • spits at an opponent • handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
Bellerin had a slight kick on Harzard, which was neither careless, reckless, or involved use of excessive force.
According to the complaint, «The Police Department used excessive force... and executed their duties in a grossly negligent manner which proximately caused personal injuries to, and the wrongful death of, Jonathan A.P. Ferrell.»
According to the Laws below, Mitrovic was not only guilty serious foul play but also of using excessive force while challenging for the ball.
Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force and endangering the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play.
Reading about police officers using excessive force, especially on people of color, is almost a daily occurrence these days.
By contrast, in every branch of the US military and in the US penal system, physical punishment has long been outlawed as it was deemed «cruel and unusual» and a «use of excessive force.»
«We've dramatically reduced the overuse and abuse of stop - and - frisk, initiated a comprehensive plan to retrain the entire NYPD to reduce the use of excessive force and to work with the community, reduced arrests for minor marijuana possession, and given officers body cameras to improve transparency and accountability,» de Blasio said.
We call upon the security agencies to provide necessary protection while avoiding any excessive use of force.
On hold for nearly nine months, the trial of two Buffalo police officers accused of using excessive force against four teenagers is moving forward and may reveal for the first time what was said in a secret hallway conversation between the defendants.
He also wants information about how the NYPD determines whether an excessive use of force was used, about how neighborhood coordination officers and others are trained, and about how he can seek a «penalty, challenges, recourse» against the officer.
We demand accountability for officers who use excessive and deadly force in communities of color throughout our city.»
The death of Eric Garner by an illegal chokehold is only one example of unwarranted practices and the use of excessive force exercised by some NYPD officers.
The use of excessive and lethal police force against people of color is a persistent problem nationwide and we must recommit ourselves to building a more just city and society where all people, regardless of color, are treated equally by law enforcement.
The failure to recognize that black and brown lives matter is evident throughout all five boroughs, as New York's communities of color suffer the brutality of hyper - aggressive policing and are too often denied meaningful accountability of officers who to choose to use excessive and deadly force.
«The IPCC is keeping a close eye on the extension of Taser use and if people feel excessive force has been used they should make a complaint,» commissioner Deborah Glass said.
The report found rampant use of excessive force by correction officers, the overuse of solitary confinement and an ineffectual system of investigating assaults by guards.
«There may be a few that react with what you might think is excessive force,» said Seabrook, «but in defense of an officer being assaulted by an inmate, a correction officer must use whatever force is necessary to terminate the assault.»
And more oversight of a department that clears officers of wrongdoing almost every time they are accused of using excessive force against civilians.
When a Staten Island grand jury refused to return a criminal indictment of an officer in the death of Eric Garner, she issued a press release declaring «the use of excessive and lethal force against people of color is a persistent problem nationwide.»
On Nov. 18, 2013, a Rikers Island inmate was scheduled to testify in court against two correction officers charged with use of excessive force and a subsequent coverup.
Frascatore, who was stripped of his badge and gun and put on desk duty, has two pending lawsuits against him for use of excessive force, according to court records.
The decision came just a day after the federal report placed much of the blame for the culture of brutality at Rikers Island on a failure to punish guards who use excessive and unnecessary force.
The failure to recognize that black and brown lives matter is evident throughout all five boroughs, as New York's communities of color suffer the brutality of hyperaggressive policing and are too often denied meaningful accountability of officers who to choose to use excessive and deadly force,» they continued.
In 2014, a Liverpool man accused Mauro and three other Syracuse police officers of using excessive force and using racial slurs during an arrest.
Neighbors say the woman appeared to be mentally ill and are questioning the cop's use of excessive force.
I want to emphatically reject the idea that because of Eric Garner's prior arrests, that it somehow allows the use of excessive force — of deadly physical force by the police against any unarmed person.»
«How the video of the incident clearly showing the overreaction of certain police officers to a report of a minor non-violent crime, the subsequent use of excessive force and the medical examiner's report can not result in an indictment calls into question the validity and fairness of the presentation to the grand jurors,» said Ms. Rose, dismissing Mr. Garner's record of 31 arrests as immaterial.
The Green Parties of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania published statements yesterday declaring support for the protestors and decrying the use of excessive force against citizens exercising Read more»
«Excessive use of force in prisons, we believe, has reached crisis proportions in New York State,» U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara told a news conference.
This is far more effective than using fat grips because it will force you to perform rowing motions optimally by eliminating excessive momentum and range of motion, while overstretching will cause the weight to slip out of your fingers.
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By using a single incident around a playground, the film shows the cycle of fear that leads to a violent reaction and subsequent excessive force by law officials.
Establish independent investigations into arbitrary arrests and the excessive use of force against protestors and human rights defenders.
They then improvised a theater scene around excessive force and used that to spark discussion about how misunderstandings and fear can lead to the loss of innocent life.
Bryan DeBaun suffered facial injuries and broken bones from the 2009 incident, claiming that officer Daniel J. Kuszaj's «use of excessive force» and «malicious prosecution» violated his rights under the North Carolina constitution.
A recent, widely publicized incident in which a policeman was called to a school classroom to deal with a disruptive student has provoked all sorts of comments on whether the policeman used «excessive force.»
The use of excessive force laws that allow rogue officers to murder young black men with impunity are little different from the tenure and teacher dismissal laws that keep even child abusers in classrooms.
As important as it is to let them know you are in charge, the use of excessive force will result in a never ending daily struggle.
Wallace draws on his own youth in Philadelphia to examine the effects of racism, the question of excessive force used by police, and the value of Black lives in this country.