Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Long, Racially-Charged History of the Chokehold
Eric Garner was killed by a chokehold, even though the NYPD banned the tactic more than 20 years ago. How frequently do police still use chokeholds, despite decades of controversy over them and bans around the country? We look into that question, as well as the LAPD’s racially fraught history with the tactic.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readEric Garner was killed by a chokehold, even though the NYPD banned the tactic more than 20 years ago. How frequently do police still use chokeholds, despite decades of controversy over them and bans around the country? We look into that question, as well as the LAPD’s racially fraught history with the tactic.
