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Following a pivotal year in the movement to discard the term “excited delirium,” momentum is building in several states to ban the discredited medical diagnosis from death certificates, law enforcement training, police incident reports, and civil court testimony.

In January, California became the first state to prohibit the medical term from many official proceedings. Now, lawmakers in ColoradoHawaiiMinnesota, and New York are considering bills that also would rein in how the excited delirium concept is used.

The new spate of state proposals, driven by families who lost relatives after encounters with law enforcement, marks an important step in doing away with a concept that critics say spurs police to overuse lethal force.

Excited delirium is a four-decade-old diagnostic theory that has been used to explain how a person experiencing severe agitation can suddenly die while being restrained. Last year, the American College of Emergency Physicians withdrew a 2009 report that had been the last remaining official medical pillar of support for the theory used increasingly over the prior 15 years to explain away police culpability for many in-custody deaths.

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 9 months ago (3 children)

What the fuck. People die in police restraint due to asphyxiation. Police made up a bullshit cause of death to shield themselves and ANY medical professionals went along with it? Fucking obscene.

[–] gibmiser 40 points 9 months ago

Whoa calm down there buddy, you're starting to sound mighty excited... and your not making sense saying those things. Let me just hold you down until you can calm down...

[–] phoneymouse 17 points 9 months ago

Why police are involved in diagnosing cause of death makes no sense at all. It should be done by a medical professional with no relationship to the police or courts whatsoever.

[–] TurtleJoe 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure you'd be shocked to learn that the taser corporation helped find those studies!

[–] anarchy79 1 points 9 months ago

Like when Boeing send their own investigators to a crash site. It's macabre.

[–] AbidanYre 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You don't have free speech when you're a government employee filling out official paperwork as part of your job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Sure you do, you just might get fired. Play your cards right, and depending on your place in history you might even get a wrongful termination judgement.