NYPD Officers Beat Autistic Teen in Front of His Home
Police officers threw a 17-year-old autistic boy onto the ground outside his Bronx home and punched him in the face — then hauled him to the precinct stationhouse where they questioned him before releasing him without charges, according to a lawsuit.
“They said, ‘What are you doing?’ And I said I wasn’t doing nothing,” he said.
Moments later, the officers — whose identities were not given to Canales or his family — pinned him to the ground and slammed his face into the cement sidewalk, according to the lawsuit.
An officer also punched Canales in the face, according to the suit.
The teen said he didn’t understand what was happening, and said he called out for his mother as the officers dragged him toward the police vehicle…
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Is it a Racism? - Yes it is. Abuse? - Yup. NYPD again acting the most “unprofessional” way. Remember, the cop recently attacked an adult man, started box him (video)? - Even an adult could not figure out how to behave in such a situation. At this time, the child has become a victim of the cops. What an autistic child gotta do when the cop decided to practice his force on him? That’s fucked up! I hate them! They are trying to kill us, u see? damn …
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