disabled man dumped from wheelchair by deputy (she dumps him like a sack of potatoes)

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.wlbz2.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=80510
See the video at the link:


Deputy Dumps Disabled Man From Wheelchair


Rhonda Erskine, Online Content Producer
Created: 2/12/2008 10:20:40 AM
Updated: 2/12/2008 4:25:14 PM

TAMPA, Fla. (NEWS CENTER) -- When Brian Sterner was booked for a traffic violation in Tampa Bay last month, he couldn't believe what happened next.



Sterner broke his neck almost 14 years ago and is a quadriplegic.

Sterner, who can drive, was arrested on a traffic violation. When he was booked into the Orient Road Jail last month, Sterner couldn?t believe what happened.

He says a deputy looked at him and didn?t believe he was a quadriplegic. She walked behind him, took the handles on the back of the hospital-grade wheelchair and dumped it forward.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. God Bless America!

:(

[DS1]

2. Christ almighty

My first reaction is to want to wheel her up to the side of a bridge and do the same

[Pastiche423]

15. Make sure her legs are bound

before you pitch her.

[damntexdem]

3. They must really believe in compassionate conservatism down there.

Fire everyone in the chain of command up to the sheriff!

[mindfulNJ]

4. disgusting

:mad:

[parasim]

5. They said it was "an example of how poorly trained the Sheriff's office is." wtf?

Who the hell has to be trained not to be a total asshole with absolutely zero compassion for a fellow human being??

[TheDebbieDee]

The article continues.....

"Deputy Charlette Jones, who dumped Sterner, has been relieved of her duties without pay pending the outcome of an investigation. She has not officially been terminated."

They have seen the videotape - what else needs to be investigated?

Terminate her already!

[Echo In Light]

31. In America there isn't accountability for authority. That's what attracts assholes to such positions

In the first place...

[lisa58]

6. as the mother of a disabled child...

....fuck you!

[Pastiche423]

16. As a disabled woman...

FUCK YOU!

[JBoy]

7. That was horrifying

That woman is a piece of shit.

[Forrest Greene]

8. I Will Never (I Hope)

...set foot in Florida, or Colorado for that matter. Mississippi & Idaho should probably be on the list, too.

Of course, all indications are that they will be setting foot on me one of these days.

[rockymountaindem]

9. What's wrong with Colorado? n/t

[NMMNG]

12. It's ground zero for RRRW hate-groups unfortunately

Colorado Family Institute
Family Research Institute
Focus on the Family

etc.



But other than that CO is a beautiful state with breathtaking scenery and some wonderful people.

[rockymountaindem]

14. Tell me something I don't know

Fortunately for everybody else, their influence is becoming increasingly limited and confined to Colorado Springs.

[NMMNG]

18. Hooray for that

I've been noticing that the wingnuts are having a harder time getting funding and new converts for their asshattery. The reign of the RRRW may be over. :thumbsup:

[Forrest Greene]

25. BTW, It's Not That I Think

...everyone from those places is like that. It's just that I like to avoid those who are.

I live in Connecticut, & of course, everyone's free to boycott, I don't know, Pratt & Whitney or The Mohegan Sun.

[Forrest Greene]

22. Buffy Gave Some Good Reasons

Colorado dislikes this straight man's gay friends, for another.

Another friend, driving in Colorado in a passenger car with California plates, was forced off the road -- safely, into a parking lot, I'm happy to say, but at an unsafe high speed-- by a tractor trailer bearing Colorado plates. The truck's driver, through his air horn & finger pointing, made it clear that it was my friend's place of origin to which he objected. He tailgated my friend at high speed on dangerous roads, & refused, until the very last second, to let my friend back into line after an aborted attempt to escape him by passing the car ahead. This nearly instigated a head-on collision. The driver was pointing at the California plates & giving my friend the finger all the while.

My friend's friends in Colorado say there is a great deal of resentment toward Californians, who are apparently thought to be buying up all the good real estate & altering that good ol' Colorado way of life, & that it would perhaps be wiser to rent a car next time. Whatever, says my friend. There won't be a next time.

I did a cross-country trip myself, years ago. I thought Idaho, around the Snake River, was one of the most beautiful places I saw. But I'll never go there again. Too many White supremacists for my taste, thanks.

I'd love to see the home of the Delta Blues, too, but I never will. Too many people like me -- I don't necessarily mean Black, which I'm not -- have been lynched in places like that.

I also do my best to avoid putting any money into those states' economies.

[rockymountaindem]

26. The days of loathesome California hatred were at their peak when I was a kid

I think they have mostly passed and we've all become adjusted to each other. I doubt you'd have any trouble being from California these days. I have to say that it's really a new day in Colorado. The clouds of RW nuttery that set in heavily over our state in the early 90s seem too have parted and people with real ideas are being elected instead of people with narrow agendas. Lo and behold, people are finding out that Democrats won't bite them...

I hope you'll give us another chance in the future. Nowhere's perfect, but it's not the days of Ammendment 2 anymore in the square state.

[Forrest Greene]

41. Passed Through Denver Once, Long Ago

...& thought it was a nice enough city. Reminded me of Hartford back when Hartford was a nice enough city. Passed through the mountains at night, so I know they make your ears pop, but that's about all. I've been told they're truly something to see.

FWIW, the traffic incident I related happened two, three years ago.

[DemBones DemBones]

39. There are good people in Florida who will be as horrified as we are

by this deputy's incredibly inhumane act. There are good people in every state. There are also assholes in every state and the news focuses on assholes, not on all the people who work hard, are good to their family and friends, do volunteer work, contribute to charity, etc.

[Forrest Greene]

40. Indeed

But there's always questions of odds & probabilities, prevailing community standards, worst case scenarios, etc., especially in terms of clueless out-of-staters visiting unfamiliar areas. I visited Florida once, & had a reasonably good time, even though I'm more of a mountain & lake vacationer than beach & ocean. I remember the t-shirt worn by one of the folks I was visiting: it had a large image of a revolver & a hand holding it, muzzle pointed straight at the vieweer. The tagline read: "Florida: See It Like A Native."

I do agree life should be lived on a case by case basis, & there are more horse asses than there are horse everywhere in this mean old world, but still, I hope to avoid sticking my finger in the fan too often.

[devilgrrl]

10. What a piece of vomit - I hope she's fired from humanity

Strap her onto a rocket and blast her into outer space.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Oh good grief

We need to start a bad cop forum here. It seems like there is a story a day lately.

[NMMNG]

13. Grrrrr

:grr: I despise people who abuse people who have disabilities. :grr:

[countryjake]

17. Looks like felony assault, to me.

Of course, we all know that no charges of any kind will ever be filed here. Murder these days barely warrants a suspension for those working to protect the state.

When will people ever wake up to the fact that it is not their job to protect us. They serve the government, only.

[Hekate]

19. Christ on a Trailer Hitch. Wasn't her taser working? (that's sarcasm)

This is horrible.

Hekate

[RedCappedBandit]

20. "leave with pay"

What the hell is this shit? Pigs commit crimes and they're given vacations. Great.

As for the "deputy" .. I hope she is fired and faces criminal charges. Fucking absolute scum.

[Forrest Greene]

23. May I Suggest

...the time-honored American tradition of Laying-In-Wait-For-On-A-Dark-Night?

[TCJ70]

37. The article says...

...without pay.

[RedCappedBandit]

47. Not for everyone involved

Read it again?

[Beaverhausen]

21. slightly OT- how does a quadriplegic drive?

before you flame me, I have a friend who is unable to move anything but his fingers and lips (muscular dystrophy) and haven't heard of any ways for him to drive.

[NaturalHigh]

28. He has full use of his arms...

and is able to drive with special attachments for brakes. I'm not sure how common that is, but I've seen it a few times.

[Beaverhausen]

33. if he can use his arms, he is not quadriplegic

quad means four- meaning he can't use his legs or arms.

[YankmeCrankme]

36. Here's the wiki definition, I'm pretty sure it's the same as the medical one

"Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia, is a symptom in which a human experiences paralysis affecting all four limbs, although not necessarily total paralysis or loss of function."

[northzax]

43. right, so he can drive with "some paralysis"?

that makes me feel better.

[YankmeCrankme]

45. Yes, people with paralysis drive. Got a problem with that? nt

[northzax]

46. well, yea

in the case of someone classified as a quadrapeligic, I think I do. If you have zero mobility in your legs and impaired mobility in your arms, I question your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle at speed. If you are doing with your hands alone what takes me two hands and two feet, I think you should have full mobility in those hands. Sorry.

[lonestarnot]

24. I can't look, but was the motherfucker fired yet?

[NaturalHigh]

27. Suspended, but not fired.

The deputy who dumped the guy has been suspended without pay, but she's still on the force for now. Her three supervisors have been suspended with pay. Yeah, like that's a real punishment.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

29. Crminal charges had damn well better be filed soon.

Assault, reckless endangerment, civil rights violations to name a few.

If he hadn't rolled, that would've been face first on that floor.

:argh:

[PA Democrat]

30. OMG. Reading about this was appalling. Seeing the video was horrific.

That pig who dumped the man on the floor not only should be fired but should be charged with assault. And the other people who stood by and watched this happen need to lose their jobs as well. I'm sorry, but it's NOT a matter of training. Anyone who shows the lack of judgment and exhibits such blatant cruelty has no business in that job.

[Rosemary2205]

32. arrested for a traffic violation?

What, he was parking while black? Heap a few CC's of injury and humiliation on top just to be safe??

[katty]

34. yet another disgusting act

[bdamomma]

35. god, people are totally losing it, no respect for humanity no more.

[johnaries]

38. I saw that on the CBS Early Show, along with the woman who called

the police for help, and ended up being arrested herself, stripped and video-taped, and left in a cell for 6 hours.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/13/national/main3824544.shtml

[CabalPowered]

42. Just saw the vid on tv

Very disturbing and it left me speechless. If you're going to watch it, prepare yourself.

[JosephSchmo]

44. she needs to be fired and jailed and sued. nt