By Marc Fortier, Kaitlin McKinley Becker and Mary Markos A 43-year-old man died on Friday after a struggle with police outside a seafood restaurant in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Haverhill police received a call around 6:22 p.m. for a man who was allegedly behaving erratically in the 100 block of White Street, the Essex District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. […]
Tag: Excessive Force
Excessive force, in the context of law enforcement, refers to the use of more force than is reasonably necessary to subdue a suspect, control a situation, or protect oneself or others from harm. It’s a violation of civil rights, particularly the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, according to Horn Wright, LLP. The key factor in determining excessive force is whether a reasonable officer, in the same situation, would have used the same level of force.
