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Originally Posted by justink
you have a google machine, don't you?
in short, it's why 80% of the population sleeps on their sides and not their back or chest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positional_asphyxia
dude is too fat to be active like resisting arrest and be laying in certain positions.
coupled with the ME's definition of "homicide" when one person causes another's death. including a when police shoot and kill a suspect legally. it's still ruled a "homicide". homicide does not mean murder.
or when a police officer handcuffs a suspect on the ground and that person's body can't take it. would that person die standing in place un handcuffed? no. did he die on the ground handcuffed (sop for a person refusing arrest)? yes.
so, who's fault is this death?
this is far from the first time this has happened. like i've said earlier... i've seen it happen myself once. and i've prevented at least a few that i can remember.
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Positional asphyxia, also known as postural asphyxia, is a form of asphyxia which occurs when someone's position prevents the person from breathing adequately. A significant number of people die suddenly during restraint by police, prison (corrections) officers and health care staff.[1] Positional asphyxia may be a factor in some of these deaths.
Positional asphyxia is a potential danger of some physical restraint techniques,
People may die from positional asphyxia by simply getting themselves into a breathing-restricted position they cannot get out of, either through carelessness or as a consequence of another accident.
Prone restraintEdit
Research has suggested that restraining a person in a face down position is likely to cause greater restriction of breathing than restraining a person face up.[2] Multiple cases have been associated with the hogtie or hobble prone restraint position.[3][4]
Many law enforcement and health personnel are now taught to avoid restraining people face down or to do so only for a very short period of time.[1]
Risk factors which may increase the chance of death include obesity, prior cardiac or respiratory problems, and the use of illicit drugs such as cocaine.[5] [5]
Other issues in the way the subject is restrained can also increase the risk of death, for example kneeling or otherwise placing weight on the subject and particularly any type of restraint hold around the subject's neck. Research measuring the effect of restraint positions on lung function suggests that restraint which involves bending the restrained person or placing body weight on them, has more effect on their breathing than face down positioning alone.[6]