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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMichigan cops strap black man to a chair and beat him until he is blind in one eye...
A black resident of Eastpointe, Michigan has filed suit against local police after they tied him to a chair and beat him so severely that he permanently lost the vision in one eye.
Detroits Fox 2 News said that Frankie Taylor was arrested for driving under the influence on Aug. 10, 2015, but what happened when he arrived at the station was like something from a nightmare and cameras caught it all.
If you keep acting like a child, youre going to get strapped in that chair and youre going to stay there, an officer can be heard on tape telling Taylor.
The stations surveillance cameras caught officers carrying Taylor to a chair and restraining him, then threatening to tase him. Another officer entered the frame, donned a pair of gloves and began to beat Taylor savagely until he lost consciousness.
Stop resisting, the officer robotically repeated between blows to Taylors face and head. Stop resisting. Stop resisting.
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Taylors screams of pain and terror can be clearly heard on the tapes audio.
The guy hit me so many times, it made me cry once I seen the tape, said Taylor to Fox 2. I was knocked out.
Taylors attorney James Rasor said that rather than seeking medical treatment for Taylors injuries, they transferred him to Macomb County Jail the next day.
Within days he was admitted to Detroit Receiving Hospital for surgery, but it was too late to save his eye.
He has permanent loss of eyesight in one eye. His vision is severely compromised, said Rasor. He has these horrible nightmares.
Rasor said that unlike white arrestees, Taylor was not allowed to make a phone call.
You want to protect people from this type of brutality by police forces, said Rasor. White folks were allowed to use the phone by police officers; even one who had urinated in his pants was allowed to use the phone. Frankie Taylor wasnt, and the only difference is that Frankie Taylor happens to be African-American.
I dont feel like that I was a threat to the officers to the point that they had to hit me until I was unconscious, Taylor said. I wouldnt expect this from officers.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/video-michigan-cops-strap-black-man-to-a-chair-and-beat-him-until-he-is-blind-in-one-eye/
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Michigan cops strap black man to a chair and beat him until he is blind in one eye... (Original Post)
HipChick
Dec 2016
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tblue37
(65,490 posts)1. K&R for visibility. nt
think
(11,641 posts)2. It's infuriating that this kind of savage behavior is happening still at the hands of those
who are suppose to be protecting people.
This is seriously messed up. How are the police officers involved not on jail themselves?
democrank
(11,112 posts)3. Sickening
I hope all those responsible are held accountable.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)4. The thugs should be arrested
The thugs/pigs should be arrested. This is a shocker.