Trump said that “the concept of strangulation seems so innocent, so perfect.”
Strong points
- The method of strangulation may be necessary in dangerous situations, he said.
- Trump said he could make “strong recommendations” to local authorities
- Prohibiting suffocation is a major demand from protesters in the United States
Washington, United States:
President Donald Trump has said that the controversial method of strangulation used by some American police to restrict suspects should “generally” be prohibited, but may be necessary in dangerous situations.
“If a policeman is in a bad fight and he has someone … you have to be careful,” Trump said in a Fox News interview on Friday.
Trump said that “the concept of strangulation seems so innocent, so perfect.”
However, banning such chokeholds – a huge demand from protesters across the country outraged at the death in police custody of George Floyd after an officer knelt on his neck – would be good, “in general”, Trump told Fox News.
He said he could make “very strong recommendations” to local authorities.
In the interview recorded Thursday, Trump was responding to calls from across the country that police should not be forced to press their necks during arrests.
The technique can safely neutralize, but also risks killing a suspect.
Floyd died in Minneapolis while a police officer remained on his neck for almost nine minutes, ignoring the plea of the dying man that he could not breathe.
The Midwestern city has now agreed to ban chokeholds.
In New York, another unarmed African American, Eric Garner, died in 2014 after a police officer put him in a strangulation during the arrest.
Asked about the protests against police brutality, Trump said he wanted to “see a truly compassionate but strong law enforcement.”
“Tenacity is sometimes the most compassionate,” he said.
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