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by balaksakrionon 1361 days ago
This is a good point and George Floyd is a sad example of this in action during a police encounter. He exerted himself tremendously for many minutes while under the influence of various drugs, and with a seriously compromised heart, and then succumbed while being restrained.

Knowing that people get into this instinctual "fight" mode frequently during police encounters, to the point where they'll exert themselves to the point of exhaustion and beyond, I do wish police had a greater duty of care standard to check on people and assess for medical emergencies during such scuffles.

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> Knowing that people get into this instinctual "fight" mode frequently during police encounters, to the point where they'll exert themselves to the point of exhaustion and beyond, I do wish police had a greater duty of care standard to check on people and assess for medical emergencies during such scuffles.

Indeed. And we should treat forceful restraint as a potentially lethal move-- since we know from the statistics that it is-- and emphasize using other approaches where possible.