From spit hoods to ketamine injections: The controversial police tactics highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement

Sophia AnkelSep 6, 2020, 21:21 IST

Portland police and Oregon State Patrol troopers work together to arrest two protesters in front of the Portland Police Bureau North Precinct on the 75th day of protests against racial injustice and police brutality on August 11, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.Nathan Howard/Getty Images

The ongoing Black Lives Matter movement has put law enforcement policies and police tactics under renewed scrutiny.
Scroll down to see some of the controversial police tactics highlighted amid the Black Lives Matter movement.

The video of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a Black man from Minneapolis, shocked millions around the world.

It not only marked the death of another unarmed Black man at the hands of police but also placed renewed scrutiny on police brutality and law enforcement policies in America.

From "spit hoods" to no-knock warrants, scroll down to see some of the controversial police tactics.

1. Chokeholds and neck restraints

A still from a video that was taken of the arrest of George Floyd, who later died in custody. Darnella Frazier/Facebook

2. The use of spit hoods during arrests

In this image taken from a police body camera video provided by Roth and Roth LLP, a Rochester police officer puts a hood over the head of Daniel Prude, on March 23, 2020, in Rochester, New York. Rochester Police via Roth and Roth LLP and the Associated Press

3. Injecting ketamine to sedate suspects

Elijah McClain protesters come face to face with Aurora, Colorado police on June 27, 2020. Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty

4. No-knock warrants

A protestor confronts a police officer during a rally against the death of Breonna Taylor and other forms of racial injustices, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., June 27, 2020 Bryan Woolston/Reuters

5. Use of tear gas to disperse crowds

A protester grabs his bike as the police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd near the White House on June 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

6. "Kettling" as a form of crowd control

Demonstrators denouncing systemic racism in law enforcement face off with NYPD officers at barricades erected at the Barclay's Center minutes before a citywide curfew went into effect on June 4, 2020 in New York City. Scott Heins/Getty Images

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