Public outcry calls for investigation into Montreal police knelling on Black teen
Public outcry calls for an investigation into a 90-second clip of a Montreal police officer kneeling on a Black 14-year-old.
An eyewitness of the incident at the bus stop recorded the June 10 scene after police responded to a call about a fight at Georges-Vanier High School in Canada according to Montreal CTV News. Police said the fight included 15 students from two different schools in the area.
Two minors were arrested and charged with obstructing the work of a peace officer and carrying weapons. However, video after the fight showed a white officer with his left knee down onto the neck and face of a Black teen.
Video shows the teen getting arrested. Officers look inside his bag and take out a taser. However, with the arrest being reminiscent of the murder of George Floyd, the public is demanding an investigation into the Montreal police CBC CA reported.
Shane said the angle of the video could be misleading and encouraged the public to take caution before reacting to the footage. Adding the video only shows part of what happened and said the two teens who were arrested were refusing to identify themselves to police. The police confiscated a taser and bear repellent, according to the outlet.
The Montreal police released a statement concerning the incident, “although the neck control technique is not involved in this situation, it should be noted that it is part of the National Use of Force Model” that police are taught at Quebec’s policing school, the École national de police du Québec (ÉNPQ). Applied in a specific context and under specific circumstances, it allows for the control of a suspect with a greatly reduced risk of injury, compared to the use of some intermediate weapons,” the e-mail statement read.
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