1,000+ US deaths occurred over a decade due to non-lethal force methods by police, with disproportionate impact on Black Americans.
1,000+ people died in the US after police used non-lethal force methods such as tasers, chokeholds, and sedatives over a decade. Many officers did not follow best safety practices. Black Americans made up a third of those who died, despite being only 12% of the US population. The federal government struggles to count such deaths, often keeping the information from the public and leaving it incomplete.
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