Karen Garner was 73 years old when police threw her to the ground, broke her arm, and dislocated her shoulder while arresting her for stealing $13.88 from Wal-Mart.
The city will pay her $3 million. Let's talk about accountability.
My latest @reason: reason.com/2021/09/08/pol…
The city will pay her $3 million. Let's talk about accountability.
My latest @reason: reason.com/2021/09/08/pol…
First things first: Let us acknowledge how absolutely absurd it is that a 73-year-old—who has dementia—needed to be violently arrested & assaulted because she stole $13.88 worth of merchandise.
It's not about safety.
reason.com/2021/09/08/pol…
It's not about safety.
reason.com/2021/09/08/pol…
Former Officer Austin Hopp repeatedly pushed Garner's contorted left arm—which was handcuffed—above her head as she screamed.
He then joked about it with his colleagues, which @cjciaramella wrote about here. "I love it," he said.
Do you feel safer?
reason.com/2021/04/26/col…
He then joked about it with his colleagues, which @cjciaramella wrote about here. "I love it," he said.
Do you feel safer?
reason.com/2021/04/26/col…
Does the city's $3 million settlement constitute meaningful accountability? The sum will come completely from taxpayer dollars & former Officer Hopp will not have to weather a civil court trial.
But he is facing criminal charges, which is remarkable. reason.com/2021/09/08/pol…
But he is facing criminal charges, which is remarkable. reason.com/2021/09/08/pol…
This happened in Loveland, Colorado. Ironically, Colorado passed a bill eliminating qualified immunity a day before Karen Garner's brutal arrest & assault.
Stories like these show why such reform is...necessary.
reason.com/2021/09/08/pol…
Stories like these show why such reform is...necessary.
reason.com/2021/09/08/pol…
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