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Disabled non-binary Black Lives Matter protestor violently arrested by police, misgendered and denied medical care
A non-binary, disabled Black Lives Matter protestor in Portland who was arrested by police has reported that they were misgendered, denied medical attention and separated
After Sarasota deputy kills woman, sheriff talks of alternatives
“It isn’t good to have law enforcement engage with mental health issues,” Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight says after Adrean Stephenson, 63, was shot when
The Defense of Black Lives Must Include Disability Justice
“It is well documented that our nation’s police are not trained when it comes to necessary de-escalation and working with people with disabilities. Failures here
Disabled people fight police violence with accessible protests
““Right now the definition of protest is very able-bodied; it’s a physical standing up in the street holding signs. There are many different ways to
People with disabilities protest police violence, COVID-19 discrimination
“Chants of ‘Sign his name’ instead of ‘Say his name’ broke out at a Washington protest against police brutality organized by the National Alliance of
LAPD officers throw Black Lives Matter protester from his wheelchair and damage his chair
Story on police brutality against BLM protester Joshua Wilson who was shown being thrown from his wheelchair on video can be found here.
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"A non-binary, disabled Black Lives Matter protestor in Portland who was arrested by police has reported that they were misgendered, denied medical attention and separated from their service dog during a traumatic ordeal." from @PinkNews https://cripjustice.org/disabled-non-binary-black-lives-matter-protestor-violently-arrested-by-police-misgendered-and-denied-medical-care/
Also a very ableist system that targets children and parents with disabilities
Child “protection,” child “welfare” & foster “care” misname the racist system that polices, tears apart & destroys families. Although it doesn’t always take children away from families, it always threatens to. So I think we can call it a family policing and/or punishment system.
"'It isn’t good to have law enforcement engage with mental health issues,' Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight says after Adrean Stephenson, 63, was shot when she approached deputies with a knife." https://cripjustice.org/after-sarasota-deputy-kills-woman-sheriff-talks-of-alternatives/
A lot of police brutality comes from the inability of the police to respond to mental health crises. It’s important we learn how to work with people with psychiatric disabilities without relying on the police.
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