Black girl, 9, attacked by US cops
Print Edition
A 9-YEAR-OLD black girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in the US city of Rochester, footage released on Sunday showed, sparking new outrage over excesses committed by the country鈥檚 law enforcement.
Deputy Police Chief Andre Anderson said on Sunday the girl who has not been named had been suffering a serious mental health emergency, reportedly threatening to take her own life and that of her mother.
Officers called to the scene on Friday responded by handcuffing her, before trying to force her into a car and pepper-spraying her when she resisted.
Footage of police violence against African-Americans, including the May killing of George Floyd, sparked a summer of protests across the US against racial injustice and police brutality last year.
Rochester police on Saturday claimed they were 鈥渞equired鈥 to use handcuffs and the irritant against the 9-year-old girl for her own safety.
Mayor Lovely Warren condemned their use of force against a child and pledged a full review of the city鈥檚 law enforcement procedures.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
