Colorado’s law enforcement officers will no longer recognize “excited delirium” after a state regulatory board voted to strike the controversial diagnosis on Friday from all training documents starting in January.
The move, which was passed at the state Peace Officers Standards and Training board meeting unanimously and without debate, comes as two Aurora paramedics face felony charges for giving Elijah McClain, an unarmed, innocent Black man, an overdose of ketamine, in part, because they believed he was suffering from the condition.
Why are cops in the US making diagnoses?
Because Excited Delirium is a fabricated condition meant to protect police and axon (tazer manufacturer.)
All about Excited Delirium part 1 and part 2.
IMO this is a huge win, and we should hope this gets repeated state by state.
Cops really are oppressive over there
Yep.