Beat ’em now and ask questions later…that seems to be the new protocol for much of law enforcement across this country.
We’ve seen stories like the one below one over and over in recent times. The more we get enclosed in a police state the more our police are becoming thugs.
Jonathan Meister, from Hamilton, CA, was beaten and tasered multiple times as he desperately tried to sign to them that he was deaf and could not hear their questions.
The Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, has filed a suit on his behalf, claiming police violated Meister’s civil rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as using excessive force.
“We’re really concerned about the problem of law enforcement and people who are deaf. He wasn’t doing anything other than trying to get away from people who were hurting him.”
A California man was beaten and tasered multiple times as he desperately tried to tell them he was deaf and could not hear their questions. He has now filed suit against the officers.
The Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, has filed a suit on behalf of Jonathan Meister , claiming police violated Meister’s civil rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as using excessive force.
The incident happened on Feb 13th, in Hamilton, Ca, when the man went by a friend’s house to pick up snowboarding equipment. A neighbor spotted him and thought he could be a burglar. She called out to him, but he could not hear, so the neighbor called the police. When two officers arrived, Meister put the boxes down and tried to sign to the officers that he was deaf. The police tried to handcuff him.
The lawsuit claims:
“Because he is deaf, Mr. Meister depends on using his hands while facing a person to communicate. The officers’ sudden aggression, which both caused pain and interfered with his ability to communicate, caused Mr. Meister reflexively to pull his hands away, hop back over the fence and step toward the gate … to create some space so that he could communicate.”
The police then knocked him to the ground and used a stun gun on him. Two more officers arrived and began hitting and kicking Meister as he was on the ground, and used the stun gun on him multiple times.
Meister was eventually knocked unconscious and taken to the hospital, where he was charged with assault, but the charges were later dropped.
Meister’s lawyer said the confrontation could have been avoided if police were trained on dealing with the deaf.
“We’re really concerned about the problem of law enforcement and people who are deaf. He wasn’t doing anything other than trying to get away from people who were hurting him.
Hamilton police refuse to comment.
THUGS IN BLUE
Cops follow their own laws and call it self protection and in certain circumstances, I don’t blame them. This was not one of those circumstances!!! This is my opinion.
The good guys are now the bad guys
When you elect a tyrant.
They should be fired with no bennies. and put in prison in population. See how long it would take before they got what they deserve?
I live in California and have seen many horrible things that police have done to innocent people. But when you really need them for a serious matter they are no where to be found. I see this country headed towards destruction and unless you have some serious survival skills your toast. Civil war is coming. What worries me is that there are too many sheeple already brainwashed. They did it in the gulf war and they will control our minds as well if we let them. Too many weak minded people who are too lazy to work hard inhabit this country and have fallen victim already. The people need to take a stand.
You must understand that most cops barely make it out of high school. They have no real world contact. So they are not able to handle themselves around people. And they certainly are not suitable for the military.
Ms Vick nailed it!! Before our commie muslim is gone there will be war. All you have to do is read his ex. orders…. He plans to be dick-tater….he is already half way there!!
These policeman need to be removed from the force.
I’m usually on the side of police .. But… You have to call it when you see it.. Those cops were nothing more than cowardly bullies