On what grounds are lawsuits challenging police use of ECDs?
What will be an ideal response?
Officer use of electronic control devices (ECDs) have generated lawsuits in a variety of situations, including:
Cases where ECDs were deployed accidently
Cases where subjects were standing in an elevated position, fell, and were seriously injured
Cases where subjects were fleeing on foot and sustained serious injuries as a result of an uncontrolled fall on a hard surface
Questions have also been raised concerning whether the use of ECDs in certain situations was excessive.
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