The Phoenix, Arizona, Police Department is refusing to release the names of police officers who assaulted a family during a May 29 encounter. At the time of the incident, the cops pointed guns at a mother and her small children, and threatened to “put a f—-king cap” in the “f—-king head” of the 22-year-old father, the Phoenix New Times reports. [...]
Even after Harper pleaded with the unhinged officer to let her continue holding her 1-year-old daughter who has not yet learned to walk, the officer is heard demanding that Harper place the baby on the scorching hot pavement and put her hands up. — www.essence.com/...
The family is seeking $10 million in damages. Former Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is representing the family. [...]
"The first officer grabbed the mother and the baby around both of their necks, and tried to take the baby out of the mother's hand. He told her to put the baby on the ground, which she was unwilling to do because the baby could not walk, and the ground consisted of hot pavement," the notice of claim states.
"The first officer pulled the baby by the arm to get her away from the mother, which injured the arm, in a condition known as 'dead arm.' Island [the couple's 1-year-old child] has been having nightmares and wetting her bed, which she has not done before this incident," it states.
Harper also alleges one of the officers told her he "could have shot you in front of your fucking kids" while she was detained and handcuffed in the back of a police car. — www.phoenixnewtimes.com/...
Apparently, the cops decided to do this because the couple’s daughter walked out of a dollar store with a doll in her hand.
Phoenix police is already reeling from the revelation that dozens of police officers have been putting racist comments and posts on Facebook.
The Plain View Project, launched by Philadelphia lawyer Emily Baker-White, created a database of public Facebook posts and comments made by current and former police officers from several jurisdictions across the United States, including Phoenix.
The posts, dating back nine years, were compiled into a database. The database includes 179 questionable posts from 75 current Phoenix police officers and 22 retired officers.
BuzzFeed News and the nonprofit news organization Injustice Watch initially reported the story. — www.azcentral.com/...
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