Knee-on-neck restraint
The knee-on-neck restraint is a controversial technique, used in some extreme martial arts, and authorized to be used by some police departments.[1][2]
When using the technique the user first must manage to lay their opponent out, flat on the ground.[2] Then they press their knee onto their opponents neck. The technique relies on the opponent beginning to feel loss of consciousness, through suffocation. Martial arts trainers teach their students to only apply this technique briefly, just long enough for their opponent to tap out and admit defeat, because it poses a risk of loss of consciousness, or death.
Killing of George Floyd
On May 25, 2020, Derek Chauvin subdued George Floyd, a man suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, and employed the knee-on-neck technique on him for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, ultimately killing him. A young by-stander captured the entire incident on her cell phone. The video went viral, and triggered discussions around the world, over whether Police should retire this technique.
Selected instances of the use of knee-on-neck restraint
| date | location | restrained individual |
police officer |
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| 2013 | Minneapolis |
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| 2016-12-04 | Ajax, Ontario | Soleiman Faqiri |
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| 2018-07 | Edmonton, Alberta | Jean-Claude Rukundo | ||
| 2022-03-04 | Kenosha | 12 year old schoolgirl | Shawn Guetschow |
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References
- ↑ 2020-05-30. The knee-on-neck, long a staple of Israel’s occupation of Palestine, TRT World. Retrieved on 2020-06-08. “Crazy how the same thing happens in Palestine but the world chooses to ignore it,” Palestinian athlete Mohammad Alqadi wrote on his Twitter above four separate images of Israeli soldiers pinning Palestinians to the ground with their knees on their necks or head.”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Killer Knee On Neck Control From Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu!. Retrieved on 2020-06-08. “In the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the neck on neck is a controversial position (and sometimes choke) where you place your knee on your opponent’s neck. It can be a very brutal way of controlling or submitting your opponent, making it a very effective submission.”
- ↑ Laurel Mallory. New witness video shows S.C. officer with knee on neck area of man during arrest, NBC Bay Area, 2020-06-08. Retrieved on 2020-06-08. “The witness said he saw a concerning similarity to the case of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis after an officer kept a knee on his neck for nearly 10 minutes.”
- ↑ Shanifa Nasser. As George Floyd's death shines spotlight on knee-on-neck restraint, family of Ontario man speaks out, CBC News, 2020-06-06. Retrieved on 2020-06-08. “But the case was reopened after an investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate, in which an inmate across the hall from Faqiri said he watched in horror as guards repeatedly pepper-sprayed and beat him, one of them allegedly pressing his knee into Faqiri's neck.”
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jennie Russell. Edmonton police continue to defend officer using knee-on-neck restraint in 2018 arrest, CBC News, 2020-06-04. Retrieved on 2020-06-08. “In the video, Rukundo yells at the officer to "stop putting pressure on me." He says he did not do anything wrong, that he has a bad back, and that the officer is hurting him.”
- ↑ Emily Files. New footage shows off-duty Kenosha officer using knee restraint on student for 20 seconds, WUWM-FM, 2022-03-17. Retrieved on 2022-07-24. “Cell phone video of Guetschow using a knee restraint on the student went viral, sparking outrage and comparisons to the chokehold that killed George Floyd.”
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