some information on "use of force" by NYC police

[steve2470]

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The New York Police Department has these five stages set through which the use of force can progress. 1) verbal persuasion, 2) unarmed physical force, 3) force using non-lethal weapons, 4) force using impact weapons, 5) deadly force (AIUSAPolice Brutality 1999:2). They also have many tools at their disposal when the need for using force arises. These include the police baton, mace, tasers, handcuffs, police dogs, and firearms. An officer of the law can be properly trained to administer the law in an unbiased way that will not violate a citizen’s rights, however, this is not happening across the United States.

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http://www.drury.edu/ess/irconf/DMangan.html

They have a literature and case review at this site.

[littlewolf]

1. same lvls of force we used in the prison ....

we did not have tasers .... pepper spray and cuffs and batons .... guns if you were one of the towers ....

[Bonobo]

2. Did they go through those 5 stages before macing the fenced in women? nt

[steve2470]

3. not that I'm aware of

I've read the macing was an unprovoked attack by one officer.