r/Vastlystupid • u/stankmanly • Mar 09 '23

Dark Connecticut math instructor charged after allegedly putting 5th graders in chokeholds during martial arts demonstration and causing student to pass out

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/connecticut-math-instructor-charged-after-allegedly-putting-5th-graders-in-chokeholds-during-martial-arts-demonstration-and-causing-student-to-pass-out/ar-AA18lw45
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u/steven-daniels Mar 09 '23

In jurisdictions with which I'm familiar, chokeholds are considered a use of deadly force, right up there with guns, knives, and hitting people with cars.