This piece was co-written with Sally Littlefield. On March 23, 41-year-old Daniel Prude ran out of his brother’s house in an erratic state, and his worried brother called the police to get him help.
When the police arrived, they handcuffed Prude and put a controversial “spit hood” over his head, possibly due to his claims of having coronavirus.
When he remained agitated, the officers pushed him to the ground, put a knee on his back and told him to “calm down.” After two minutes, Prude was silent and motionless, and a paramedic was called over to perform CPR.
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