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A use of force trainer for the Minneapolis Police Department testified in the Derek Chauvin trial Tuesday that officers should use the least amount of force necessary to restrain a suspect and avoid placing pressure on their neck. Lt. Johnny Mercil added that an officer should stop kneeling on a suspect once they are handcuffed and no longer resisting. Several other members of the department have testified so far, including Chief Medaria Arradondo, who said Monday that Chauvin violated police policy, training and ethics when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck. Other Minneapolis police trainers as well as a use of force expert from the Los Angeles Police Department also testified Tuesday. When shown a photo of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck, Mercil said that is not a Minneapolis police trained neck restraint. When asked by prosecutors if the force would be authorized if the subject was under control and handcuffed, Mercil said, “I would say no.” Mercil, who trains Minneapolis police on use of force, said officers should use the least amount of force necessary to control someone, and once they get control, they should de-escalate their restraint. Mercil said neck restraints can only be used if an individual is actively resisting or actively aggressive, depending on the type of restraint used. They cannot be used if they are passively resisting. The sanctity of life is important in regards to use of force, Mercil said, and the force used should be reasonable. Mercil added that the head and neck are areas of the body more prone to injury, and that officers are trained to use caution when applying force there.
Have you watch video of him trying to be detained originally?
A use of force trainer for the Minneapolis Police Department testified in the Derek Chauvin trial Tuesday that officers should use the least amount of force necessary to restrain a suspect and avoid placing pressure on their neck. Lt. Johnny Mercil added that an officer should stop kneeling on a suspect once they are handcuffed and no longer resisting. Several other members of the department have testified so far, including Chief Medaria Arradondo, who said Monday that Chauvin violated police policy, training and ethics when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck. Other Minneapolis police trainers as well as a use of force expert from the Los Angeles Police Department also testified Tuesday. When shown a photo of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck, Mercil said that is not a Minneapolis police trained neck restraint. When asked by prosecutors if the force would be authorized if the subject was under control and handcuffed, Mercil said, “I would say no.” Mercil, who trains Minneapolis police on use of force, said officers should use the least amount of force necessary to control someone, and once they get control, they should de-escalate their restraint. Mercil said neck restraints can only be used if an individual is actively resisting or actively aggressive, depending on the type of restraint used. They cannot be used if they are passively resisting. The sanctity of life is important in regards to use of force, Mercil said, and the force used should be reasonable. Mercil added that the head and neck are areas of the body more prone to injury, and that officers are trained to use caution when applying force there.
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