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Officers were heard in the video ordering the suspect to stop and to put his hands up.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2024
In one instance of deployment, an officer in Hawthorne, California, points the tool and directs it around the legs of a person – who appears to put their hands up.
—Nushrat Rahman and Laura Herberg, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Another man chasing the suspect suddenly stopped and put his hands up, Frabbiele said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 28 June 2024
Finally, the teens emerged from the car with their hands up.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2024
In one instance of deployment, an officer in Hawthorne, California, points the tool and directs it around the legs of a person – who appears to put their hands up.
—Nushrat Rahman and Laura Herberg, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Another man chasing the suspect suddenly stopped and put his hands up, Frabbiele said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 28 June 2024
Finally, the teens emerged from the car with their hands up.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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