Another spit hood story from 2022 details, incredibly, a dark arrest in Rochester, NY that killed a man in psychiatric distress. Body cam footage withheld, disputes between the mayor and chief of police, and a grand jury trial. The city eventually denies wrongdoing but the family was paid $12 million.
The Death of Daniel Prude and the Birth of a Thousand Lies
In the spring of 2020, Rochester, New York, was poised for genuine police reform. Then came a 911 call for a Black man in crisis
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