At least 17 died in Florida after medics injected sedatives during police encounters: AP

An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 17 people died in Florida over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative. The deaths happened in places including Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa and Miami. It was impossible for the AP to determine the exact role injections may have played in the deaths, which medical officials typically blame on drug use or other police force. The idea behind sedation