Deputy Abuses Man In Wheelchair

from JoeUser Forums
I'm sad to say that this incident happened in my own home county. The deputy demanded that this man, who is paralyzed from the chest down and was arrested for a traffic warrant, stand up to be searched. After he insisted that he was paralyzed and unable to stand...well you can see for yourself how the deputy handled it.



The deputy is now facing felony charges for abusing a disabled person, and rightly so.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
What in the fuck did I just see? You have got to be shitting me...

Frankly, I'm stunned.

Who in the fuck just dumps a guy out like that?

~Zoo

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top

What in the fuck did I just see? You have got to be shitting me...

Frankly, I'm stunned.

Who in the fuck just dumps a guy out like that?

~Zoo


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Yeah that's pretty much how I felt about it too. I hope that deputy gets some serious time over that.
Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
If the deputy would treat someone like that in front of witnesses and a camera, I can only image what they might do in a back alley. This is 2008, right?

That's one hell of a breach of the public trust. Unbelievable!
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Its hard to imagine how depraved and dehumanized a person would have to be to dump a disabled person out of a wheelchair and onto the floor.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top

If the deputy would treat someone like that in front of witnesses and a camera, I can only image what they might do in a back alley. This is 2008, right?



That's one hell of a breach of the public trust. Unbelievable!
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Yep. The Sheriff issued a public apology during a new conference on the matter and stated that he didn't feel anything short of firing the deputy would be acceptable. After that they decided to go ahead and prosecute the deputy and they also suspended the supervisors and other deputies who were present at the time.

And of course the man is going to be filing a suit against the department. While I am against lawsuits in general I think he's justified here.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top

Its hard to imagine how depraved and dehumanized a person would have to be to dump a disabled person out of a wheelchair and onto the floor.
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Yep, the old power trip syndrome.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
What also got me was the amout of "white shirts" meaning Sgt. and above that did nothing, just strolled through like it was biz as usual.
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top

What also got me was the amout of "white shirts" meaning Sgt. and above that did nothing, just strolled through like it was biz as usual.
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Yep, and they have been suspended pending investigation. I suspect the deputy will not be the only one getting fired by the time the dust settles.
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
Un-fucking-believable... The way the idiot just dumps the dude on the floor is nothing short of cruel.
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top

Un-fucking-believable... The way the idiot just dumps the dude on the floor is nothing short of cruel.
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Yep. This is someone who is sworn to protect the public. And this guy was arrest for a traffic violation. Hardly a major criminal here.