After Death, Mayor Suggests Stun Guns
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From Times Wire Reports
Cincinnati’s mayor urged the city to buy stun guns for its police force in response to the death of a man following a struggle with six officers a week ago.
“I am looking for any avenue to avoid another struggle,” Mayor Charlie Luken wrote to City Council members, asking them to find $1 million to pay for the nonlethal weapons.
Nathaniel Jones, 41, died Nov. 30 after the scuffle in a restaurant parking lot. The 350-pound man lunged at one officer before he was brought down and struck repeatedly with nightsticks.
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