as part of Justice Department agreement
Cleveland police will stop hitting people on the head with their guns and document any time they unholster them, according to a consent decree between the U.S. Justice Department and Cleveland police released today.
The Justice Department found in a 21-month investigation that began in 2013 that Cleveland police routinely bash people on the head with their guns, sometimes accidentally firing them, according to a 58-page report released in December.
The December report revealed officers often provoke situations by drawing their weapons at inappropriate times. The approach increases the possibility of violence and leaves officers with only one free hand.
"It is also unclear why CDP appears to be categorizing hitting someone with a gun as a conventional response when force is needed," the December report said. "This is uniformly understood to be a dangerous practice that should never be permitted except in very unusual and exigent circumstances in which the use of deadly force is authorized; yet, it was a practice we saw CDP officers engaging in too frequently."
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Cleveland police to stop hitting people on heads with guns as part of Justice Department agreement | cleveland.com
Cleveland police will stop hitting people on the head with their guns and document any time they unholster them, according to a consent decree between the U.S. Justice Department and Cleveland police released today.
The Justice Department found in a 21-month investigation that began in 2013 that Cleveland police routinely bash people on the head with their guns, sometimes accidentally firing them, according to a 58-page report released in December.
The December report revealed officers often provoke situations by drawing their weapons at inappropriate times. The approach increases the possibility of violence and leaves officers with only one free hand.
"It is also unclear why CDP appears to be categorizing hitting someone with a gun as a conventional response when force is needed," the December report said. "This is uniformly understood to be a dangerous practice that should never be permitted except in very unusual and exigent circumstances in which the use of deadly force is authorized; yet, it was a practice we saw CDP officers engaging in too frequently."
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Cleveland police to stop hitting people on heads with guns as part of Justice Department agreement | cleveland.com
