Dallas Police plan: Use neck hold as last resort
A neck hold that contributed to a man's death in December would be used by Dallas police officers only as a last resort before deadly force under a plan going before the new police chief and members of the City Council. In recent months, civil rights activists have protested at council meetings and at police headquarters over the use of the neck hold, which the Dallas County medical examiner ruled contributed to the death of Allen Simpson during a struggle with police Dec. 29. [more]