NAACP Responds to Video of Allentown Police Officer Kneeling on Person Neck
July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020
NEW YORK, July 15 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement by Monique Dixon, deputy director of policy and director of state advocacy:
On Saturday, an Allentown Police Department (APD) officer was filmed kneeling on a man's neck after attempting to restrain him. According to law enforcement, the man was physically ill and vomiting outside of a hospital emergency room. The video has been widely circulated and is shockingly similar to the killing . . .
On Saturday, an Allentown Police Department (APD) officer was filmed kneeling on a man's neck after attempting to restrain him. According to law enforcement, the man was physically ill and vomiting outside of a hospital emergency room. The video has been widely circulated and is shockingly similar to the killing . . .