The Rochester Police Department is under scrutiny after officers handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old Black girl when they could not get her into a police vehicle.
The goal was to transport her to the hospital for a mental health crisis.
nytimes.com/2021/01/31/nyr…
The goal was to transport her to the hospital for a mental health crisis.
nytimes.com/2021/01/31/nyr…
Here’s what the Rochester police union chief had to say:
“It’s very difficult to get someone into the back of a police car like that. And she’s 9 years old — imagine what happens when we have full grown individuals.”
“It’s very difficult to get someone into the back of a police car like that. And she’s 9 years old — imagine what happens when we have full grown individuals.”
A strong reaction from @cthagod on @breakfastclubam in response to the incident in Rochester:
“What about a badge and a uniform makes you forget that you too are human?"
*Warning: The video of the incident plays at 1:24*
“What about a badge and a uniform makes you forget that you too are human?"
*Warning: The video of the incident plays at 1:24*
The Rochester Police Department was in the spotlight in September of 2020, after officers placed a hood over Daniel Prude — a man suffering from a psychiatric episode — who suffocated to death.
The department characterized his death as a “drug overdose.”
washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09…
The department characterized his death as a “drug overdose.”
washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09…
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