NY State Supreme Court Reinstates Ban on Police Choke Holds During Arrests

NY State Supreme Court Reinstates Ban on Police Choke Holds During Arrests
A view of New York State Supreme Court in New York City, on March 2, 2016. Mike Coppola/Getty Images
|Updated:

A New York state law that bans police officers from using any move that makes it hard for a suspect to breath during an arrest, such as a choke hold, was reinstated Thursday.

The state’s Supreme Court Appellate Division overturned a June 2021 ruling that allowed the use of moves that compress the suspect’s diaphragm during arrests, New York Post reported.

Related Topics