'It's bewildering. It sends a symbolic and inhumane message despite the procedure that is involved,' DiCello said, adding the incident raises a critical question about what extent compassion comes into play when police officers decide to handcuff someone who had been shot dozens of times.
The decision by Ohio police officers to handcuff Jayland Walker after they fired dozens of shots, killing the unarmed 25-year-old at the end of a high-speed chase, has come under intense scrutiny by Walker's family and the public, as they continue to demand answers and accountability from city officials.
"If nobody thought he needed to be handcuffed, then why not just out of respect for the loss of human life, avoid it?" DiCello added. Details of Walker's case continue to emerge amid public scrutiny of how law enforcement personnel across the United States use force, especially against people of color. Walker was Black, while seven of the eight officers who fired on him are White and one is Black, the city has said. All have been put on paid administrative leave, per department policy.
If officers had not handcuffed Walker as they approached him -- since they believed he had fired a weapon at them from his vehicle -- it would have"surprised" Thor Eells, the executive director of the National Tactical Officers Association said.
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