Take the advice of Dr. Alon Steinberg, a man who has studied police restraint and cardiac death. Placing people face down and restraining them can kill them. "This is, unfortunatley, a common occurance," Steinberg said. "We need to educate people in the public that this is dangerous."
The death of Megan Mohn is making small news in Salt Lake City. Megan died after being placed face down and in restraints. Mohn was apparently on drugs and her mind not coherent when officers dealt with her. From what is shown in from one of the body cams, she was not a threat to the officers. So there is a big question of why she needed to be restrained in the first place. And, when she quit moving, the police did not check her vitals. Some things are common sense, but the police failed to check her vitals, just the same.
Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown said the officers "acted appropriately, quickly and professionally do save "the woman's life. Chief Brown must not realize that Mohn should not have been been placed face down in restraints in the first place. He needs to be trained. The police need to be trained. Dr. Steinberg's advice needs to be heeded.
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