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Daniel Prude died each week after he was restrained by police
Seven US regulation enforcement officers have been suspended over the demise of an unarmed black man who suffocated after being restrained.
Daniel Prude, who had psychological properly being factors, died after being put in a “spit hood”, a device meant to stop these arrested spitting on people.
Saying the suspension Rochester’s mayor, Fairly Warren, acknowledged systemic racism led to the demise.
Mr Prude died in March nevertheless his story has solely merely been made public.
The 41-year-old’s demise obtained right here two months sooner than George Floyd’s killing, which sparked nationwide and worldwide protests in opposition to racism and police brutality. His arrest moreover bore some similarities to Mr Floyd’s, as every had been pinned to the underside by officers.
The switch to droop the seven officers is the first disciplinary movement since Mr Prude’s demise.
Mayor Warren acknowledged at a info conference on Thursday: “I am suspending the officers in question within the current day in opposition to council’s suggestion, and I urge the authorized skilled frequent to complete her investigation.”
“Daniel Prude was failed by our police division, our psychological properly being care system, our society and, he was failed by me,” she acknowledged, together with that his demise was proof “many of the challenges that we confronted so far are the equivalent challenges that we face within the current day”.
