FOCUS ON US POLICE AFTER ANOTHER BLACK DEATH. Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, a Black man, in New York have been suspended by the city mayor, five months after the incident. Prude died on March 30, seven days after officers put a hood over his head to stop him from spitting, then held him down for about two minutes until he stopped breathing. The incident throws light on the high-handedness of law enforcement officials who have a mandate to take care of life, not take away life. While it will definitely stay on the political radar in an election year, efforts must be taken to clean up the US policing system from within. (COMMENT BY: Alex Abraham, Senior Associate Editor)
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