SDPD bans the carotid restraint | Lyndsay Winkley, Teri Figueroa

<p>On the heels of protests over the death of George Floyd, the San Diego Police Department announced it would stop using a controversial neck restraint that a U-T analysis found is disproportionately used on black San Diegans.</p><p>Floyd, a black man, died after a white officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.</p><p>Learn more from Public Safety reporter Teri Figueroa and Watchdog reporter Lyndsay Winkley.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read more here: <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-06-01/san-diego-police-end-use-carotid-restraint-effective-immediately" target="_blank">https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-06-01/san-diego-police-end-use-carotid-restraint-effective-immediately</a></p>