A woman from Albany, Georgia filed an excessive force lawsuit, stating that a police officer threw her to the ground so hard that she was knocked unconscious, which ultimately caused her to lose her unborn child. All of this occurred because the cop didn’t appreciate her tone of voice, allegedly.
Gawker reports:
According to the lawsuit, the incident occurred when Kenya Harris’ minor son was arrested in Albany, Georgia in 2011. After 5 hours at the Albany Police Department, Harris says she insisted she leave to take care of her other children, angering the officer.
The site continues:
“Defendant Officer Jenkins stated that he did not appreciate the tone in which she was communicating with him, and further stated that if she continued he would take her head and ‘put it to the floor,'” the complaint states.
Harris says when she again tried to explain that she needed to leave, Jenkins followed through on his threat.
“Defendant Officer Jenkins, without provocation, grabbed plaintiff, who weighs less than one hundred twenty (120) pounds, by her neck and slammed her to the ground. Plaintiff momentarily blacked out and came to with defendant Officer Jenkins sitting on her back, and with his knee on her arm. Plaintiff was pregnant at the time.”
Harris claims that she was not given medical assistance when she was arrested. After making bail, Harris realized she had miscarried. She is now requesting $50,000 and punitive damages.
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