Is a choke hold that strangles you to death excessive force?

Question

Lets get serious.

Answer 1

Yes, most police forces do not allow the use of the choke hold as it has been too dangerous and has killed people in the past. Other non-lethal techniques are employed in best case scenarios.

Answer 2

If the restraint hold causes death there certainly should be an inquiry. The ENTIRE situation, including pre-existing conditions and total circumstances before it is ruled the hold itself was the cause of death.

Many deaprtments do allow and train choke holds....it is called a lateral vascular restraint. As a last resort, executed properyl it si designed to restrict oxygen flow and induce a brief period of unconciousness to allow for greater ease in subduing the situation inviolving a combative suspect.

Answer 3

It would depend on the situation.

"Choke" holds are considered lethal force in my department. There will be occasions when a choke hold would be an appropriate level of force, other times when it would be considered excessive force. There will be many more times when some non-cop thinks something is a choke hold, when it is not.

Answer 4

Contrary to what everyone thinks, the slang "choke hold" was for a technique that police used to use called the 'Carotid Restraint Technique'.

Every police agency in the country used to teach it. It was a technique of coming up behind some on and putting your arm around their neck. You then used your forearm and bicep to put pressure on the carotid arteries of the neck to restrict blood flow to the brain. This would cause them to pass out.

When done properly, the wind pipe is never touched and is open in the gap by the appliers elbow.

The practice was abandoned in the late 70's and early 80's starting in California as too many people were dying as their blood flow was being restricted to long.

It is now only taught to police as a deadly force situation technique and can not be used as it was in the old days as a routine control technique.

Answer 5

DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF FORCE REQUIRED BY THE SITUATION TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE LEGALLY.

EXCESSIVE FORCE CAN BE A MERE SLAPPING OF SOMEONE IF THE SITUATION DOES NOT OR DID NOT WARRANT THAT AMOUNT OF FORCE.

A CHOCK HOLD IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

A HOLD WHEREBY THE SUSPECT IS HELD BY THE OFFICER. AN ARM IS PLACED WITH THE V NOTCH OF THE OFFICERS ARM AGAINST THE SUSPECTS THROAT.
THE OFFICER FLEXES HIS ARM WITH THE OTHER HAND GIVING SUPPORT TO THE WRIST AND SQUEEZES THE SUSPECTS THROAT AT THE JUGULAR VEIN.
THIS ACTION CUTS OFF THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO THE BRAIN, CAUSING THE SUSPECT TO PASS OUT. (ALSO KNOWN AS THE SLEEPER HOLD)RECORD TIME IS 13 SEC.

(PROBLEM WITH HOLD IS IT HAS CAUSED A BLOOD CLOT. ALSO IF APPLIED WRONGLY IT HAS CAUSE A SMALL FLY VALVE IN THE AIRWAY TO COLLAPSE AND CAUSE SUFFOCATION.)

Answer 6

Read your statement again. A choke hold and a strangling are two different things. If the cop failed/did not want to do the hold correctly and it leads to strangulation, he should be investigated for police brutality.

And if someone under arrest kills him/herself while in custody, it is also the police who may be at fault. That, one of numerous weekly-police-brutality incidents, is under investigation...

Answer 7

Yes it would be. That's why police departments for the most part don't use them. Easier to Tase someone and watch them do the electric chicken...........

Answer 8

yes, lets get serious,.....it is not excessive force,.....but if you dug up the deceased and killed then again,.....now that would be excessive force,.....

Answer 9

Sure, lets blame the police because some Jackass decided to resist arrest to the point he died.

Answer 10

Kuddos to Kevw25. Don't resist and you wont die.