I see these things all the time and simply don’t understand what’s going on with #LawEnforcement in the #UnitedStates at large. I have been in the Event Security business for 30 years. I also have 15 years of varying types of martial arts and hand-to-hand combat training...
This behavior by #MinneapolisPolice Officers is not about subduing a suspect, it’s about teaching a lesson. The Lesson is #compliance.
Here is how #GeorgeFloyd could have survived his detention and arrest:
- Yes, obviously: Get off his neck.
(Step by step, as follows)
Here is how #GeorgeFloyd could have survived his detention and arrest:
- Yes, obviously: Get off his neck.
(Step by step, as follows)
Step 1- Use both hands to hold #GeorgeFloyd in place. By placing both hands in the middle of his back, just below his shoulders.
Keeping pressure on him and allowing the officer to change positions.
Step 2- If #GeorgeFloyd became combative, Officer #2 could have intervened...
Keeping pressure on him and allowing the officer to change positions.
Step 2- If #GeorgeFloyd became combative, Officer #2 could have intervened...
assisting by holding the suspect’s shoulders down while Officer #1 changed positions.
Step 3- Officer #1 should have then changed positions: Placing his left leg across the suspect’s upper back. Resting his left knee on or near the suspect’s right scapula. While the base of...
Step 3- Officer #1 should have then changed positions: Placing his left leg across the suspect’s upper back. Resting his left knee on or near the suspect’s right scapula. While the base of...
his left foot/ankle area, formed a trap to further restrict Mr Floyd’s left shoulder movement.
Step 4- Officer #1 then placing his right leg across the middle of Mr Floyd’s back. Further, forcing the suspect the extend his arms, so that the officer’s weight is distributed...
Step 4- Officer #1 then placing his right leg across the middle of Mr Floyd’s back. Further, forcing the suspect the extend his arms, so that the officer’s weight is distributed...
across the upper torso.
If the suspect tries to grab or pinch the officer’s leg. The officer can grab and control his fingers. Or, use his baton or flashlight to create an obstacle between the suspect’s fingers and the officer.
Further still, from this position...
If the suspect tries to grab or pinch the officer’s leg. The officer can grab and control his fingers. Or, use his baton or flashlight to create an obstacle between the suspect’s fingers and the officer.
Further still, from this position...
The officer can shift his weight and still maintain control, allowing Mr Floyd just enough room to take a breath. But not enough room to launch an attack... Because he would now have a free hand to control Mr Floyd’s head.
#GeorgeFloyd #MinneapolisPolice
#BlackLivesMatter
#GeorgeFloyd #MinneapolisPolice
#BlackLivesMatter
I’ve used this technique for nearly 20 years with suspects and combatants handcuffed and not handcuffed. And guess what, my team and I have never killed anyone. With #compassion #CommonSense & #BetterTraining
#EricGarner & #GeorgeFloyd would still be alive for nonviolent crimes
#EricGarner & #GeorgeFloyd would still be alive for nonviolent crimes
