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Shawnda Brookshire was grieving the death of her 4-year-old daughter, Nia, the day before, when Arkansas police confronted her outside the motel where she and her family were staying, demanded ID, pinned her to the ground, handcuffed & arrested her.
West Memphis Arkansas PD claim they approached Ms. Brookshire because there had been car break-ins in the area.

"All she had to do was show us her room key and some identification to make sure she was supposed to be here."
"How they approached her was definitely defined by what they think her class was. It's something we don't talk enough about: how the police treat the poor." said Ms. Brookshire's brother, Richard Brookshire.
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