Deputy Abuses Man In Wheelchair

Published on February 16, 2008 By MasonM In Current Events

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.

Comments

Zoologist03

on Feb 16, 2008

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

MasonM

on Feb 16, 2008

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

Yeah that's pretty much how I felt about it too. I hope that deputy gets some serious time over that.

Bunnahabhain

on Feb 16, 2008

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!

Anthony R

on Feb 16, 2008

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.

MasonM

on Feb 17, 2008

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.

MasonM

on Feb 17, 2008

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.

Yep, the old power trip syndrome.

Moderateman

on Feb 17, 2008

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.

MasonM

on Feb 17, 2008

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.

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.

dynamaso

on Feb 17, 2008

Un-fucking-believable... The way the idiot just dumps the dude on the floor is nothing short of cruel.

MasonM

on Feb 17, 2008

Un-fucking-believable... The way the idiot just dumps the dude on the floor is nothing short of cruel.

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.

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