ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It was early June, days after the death of George Floyd, and cities around the country were erupting in protests against police brutality. A Black man, Daniel Prude, had died of suffocation in March after police officers had placed his head in a hood and pinned him to the ground. The public had never been told about the death, but that would change if police body camera footage of the encounter got out. “That would simply be a false narrative, and could create animosity and potentially violent blowback in this community as a result.”Image Daniel Prude was in Rochester visiting his brother when he was detained by the police. Credit... Roth and Roth LLP, via Associated PressHis advice was clear: Don’t release the body camera footage to the Prude family’s lawyer.

Source: New York Times September 15, 2020 22:15 UTC