New York Police Agencies Train Officers on a Discredited Medical…

New York Police Agencies Train Officers on a Discredited Medical…

State and local agencies across New York train law enforcement officers on a condition that much of the medical establishment has disavowed as unscientific and a catalyst for police violence, newly unearthed documents show. The condition, known as excited delirium syndrome, is said to turn people into erratic, super-strong aggressors and can supposedly lead to cardiac arrest. It dates to largely debunked research from the 1980s, which cited it a…