Sentences with phrase «with use of excessive force»

I remember that when the Rodney King videotapes came out, many experts predicted a slam dunk verdict against the police officers who'd been charged with use of excessive force — though as we know, that didn't happen.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

«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.

«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.»

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.

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.

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.