Police use of spit hoods scrutinized after Black man’s death

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    Police use of spit hoods scrutinized after Black man’s death

    Not five minutes after police slipped a “spit hood” over Daniel Prude’s head, the 41-year-old Black man went limp. A week later, he was taken off life support. Prude’s suffocation in Rochester, New York, in March has drawn new attention to the hoods — mesh bags that have been linked to other deaths — and the frequent reliance on police to respond to mental health emergencies. His death has underscored one of the top demands of the police reform movement: that certain duties should not be handled by law enforcement but by social workers or mental health experts. Seven officers ...


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    Rochester Police Use Tear Gas To Disperse Protesters Against Death Of Daniel Prude

    Tensions continue to run high in Rochester in the wake of Daniel Prude’s death in police custody, which was ruled a homicide. On Friday night, Rochester police used tear gas to disperse a demonstration against Prude’s death and police tactics used before he died. Tactics, including the use of spit hoods and the response to mental illness are now under a microscope. According to police, officers found Prude running naked through the streets and spitting in March. Prude was restrained with a spit hood that night and died one week later. Seven officers have been suspended without pay. On Friday, ...


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