After months of protest from civil rights groups, Police Chief
David Kunkle has banned the department's use of a neck hold that
contributed to a man's death last year. Kunkle said Friday he plans to
brief Dallas City Council members on his decision Monday and ask them
to buy 400 Tasers, a type of electrical stun gun. The chief's briefing
paper to the council said the neck hold is "difficult to apply in field
conditions" and officers may not know about suspects' pre-existing
medical conditions. The Rev. L. Charles Stovall of the Unified
Organizations for Justice, an activist coalition, welcomed the ban.
"This is something that needed to be done, and it's something that we
rejoice is happening," Stovall said. [more]
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