Your current location:HOME >world >Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police 正文
TIME:2024-05-08 05:21:04 Source: Internet compilationEdit:world
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived.The 43-year-old was surr
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived.
The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Now he sat on the ground with hands cuffed behind his back and took in oxygen through a mask.
Then, officers moved Jackson to his side so a medic could inject him with a potent knockout drug.
“It’s just going to calm you down,” an officer assured Jackson. Within minutes, Jackson’s heart stopped. He never regained consciousness and died two weeks later.
Jackson’s 2021 death illustrates an often-hidden way fatal U.S. police encounters end: not with the firing of an officer’s gun but with the silent use of a medical syringe.
The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Based on thousands of pages of law enforcement and medical records and videos of dozens of incidents, the investigation shows how a strategy intended to reduce violence and save lives has resulted in some avoidable deaths.
Teacher Appreciation Week: Schools subsidize on2024-05-08 05:16
Chinese Paralympian Inspired and Inspires2024-05-08 05:13
Yu Chuanya: Mulan on the Ballet Stage2024-05-08 04:48
Film on Heroine Set to Be Released2024-05-08 04:24
Rachel Reeves hints Labour's 'anti2024-05-08 03:50
Raptor Rescuer Keeps Birds of Prey Under Her Wing2024-05-08 03:26
Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling2024-05-08 03:06
Disabled Entrepreneur Weaves a Career2024-05-08 03:04
US youth prospect Keyrol Figueroa signs pro contract with Liverpool2024-05-08 02:36
Restorer's Hands2024-05-08 02:35
Teacher Appreciation Week: Schools subsidize on2024-05-08 05:09
Book Restorers Touch History2024-05-08 04:48
Disabled Entrepreneur Weaves a Career2024-05-08 03:54
Let 'Young Flowers' Blossom in Village2024-05-08 03:53
Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a second day as possible vote on his ouster simmers2024-05-08 03:52
Repairer Breathes New Life into Damaged Ancient Books2024-05-08 03:30
Queen of the Button Empire: China's Legend of Women Empowerment2024-05-08 03:20
Entrepreneur Hits Big with Embroidery2024-05-08 03:14
South Carolina lawmakers rekindle bill limiting how topics like race are taught2024-05-08 02:51
Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling2024-05-08 02:47