Sentences with phrase «use of excessive force by»

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.

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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)

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.»

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.

«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.»

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.»

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.

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 officialBy 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 officialby law officials.

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.

Pakistan also has a history of using excessive military force, most recently exemplified by attempts to tamper domestic dissent over land rights disputes.

Intrigued by the findings I reported in «Model Charged With Excessive Use of Forcing ``, I wanted to look closer at the results from the NASA GISS climate model.

Attorney Sarah Garvey helped her client, Joseph Rosales, raise $ 20,000 on Trial Funder to defray costs in a lawsuit against Chico, Calif., over allegedly excessive use of force by a police officer, which was recorded by onlookers.

Juanita Young suffered from injuries caused by the use of excessive force during the arrest.

The issue in Nasogaluak was primarily the relationship between the sentencing provisions of the Criminal Code and the remedy section of the Charter, particularly in the context of responding to excessive use of force by the police.

Recently he's been pushing to have his office granted oversight powers over the embattled air ambulance service ORNGE, and he has begun to address allegations of excessive use of force by correctional officers.

In recognition of her work as a member of a team of lawyers who brought an unprecedented civil rights class action against New York City to end the use of excessive force against inmates at Rikers Island and other New York City jails, Ms. Enenajor was honoured with a 2014 Pro Bono Publico Award by the New York Legal Aid Society.

But... this error may have tainted the evaluation of the evidence as to whether excessive force had been used by a police officer.»

an assurance that policies and practices are put in place to ensure police do not use excessive force, particularly force which adds to the unacceptable levels of violence experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women; and