This is absolutely unacceptable!
A Los Angeles police deputy was caught on camera punching a special needs woman on a bus.
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NBC News reported that the two police deputies came on the bus in response to reports that she had almost attacked an elderly man.
Jermaine Green, an Iraq war veteran who recorded the incident with his cell phone, said when police approached the unidentified woman, she began cursing at them and shortly after, one deputy held down her arm as the other swung a punch.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said the woman got into trouble with the law before, including the assault of a police officer. The spokesperson also said that she had “mental challenges.”
Jermaine said officers threatened him in order to acquire the recording. He spoke on the incident saying:
“I think they would try to cover it up. I think a lot of things get covered up and people need to come forward if they see something, report it because it can’t be fixed unless it’s brought to the public’s attention…”
This is a bit harsh, especially for someone who appeared to have mental challenges.
Hopefully the sheriff department deals with this situation appropriately!
