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August 4, 2020

Prosecutor Clears Arkansas Officers Who Pushed Black Man into the Ground for 6.5 Minutes Before He Died
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In Conway, Arkansas, prosecutors have cleared several officers of
criminal charges over their violent arrest in February of a man who died
after he was repeatedly punched in the back, tasered while on the
ground, and pinned under an officer's knee as he protested, "I can't
breathe." The officer replied, "If you can talk, you can breathe. Chill
out."

Newly released police bodycam footage shows officers pressing
39-year-old Lionel Morris into the floor of a supermarket for
six-and-a-half minutes and ignoring his repeated cries for medical help.
Morris became unresponsive and was later pronounced dead on the way to
the hospital. Police were called when Morris allegedly attempted to
shoplift. The officers have been placed on paid administrative leave
pending an internal investigation.


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