France reversed a recent ban on chokeholds after police officers took to the streets to protest the new measure, arguing it would put their lives at risk.
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced last week that France would stop the use of chokeholds after 1,500 people sent in complaints regarding police brutality.
“It will no longer be taught in police and gendarmerie schools. It is a method that has its dangers,” Castaner said in a press conference according to France24.
According to a report by France24, France saw 1,400 stun gun releases in 2017, and by 2019 the country had increased that figure by almost a 1000 new cases, with over 2,300 releases.
There are 15,000 stun guns in use in France, which has a total police force of 240,000 officers, according to reporting by France24. In the U.S., more than three quarters off all police officers to carry stun guns as a standard-issue part of their uniform.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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