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A Vermont mom called police to talk to her son about stealing. He ended up handcuffed and sedated

What happened next that evening in May 2021 is the basis for a lawsuit by the mother alleging that Burlington police used excessive force and discriminated against her unarmed son, who is Black and has behavioral and intellectual disabilities.

After he failed to hand over the last of the stolen e-cigarettes, two officers physically forced him to do so, then Cathy Austrian’s son was handcuffed and pinned to the ground as he screamed and struggled, according to a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday and police body-camera video shared with The Associated Press by the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont.

The teen eventually was injected with a ketamine, a sedative, then taken to a hospital, according to the lawsuit and video.

zerog_bandit ,

Absolute definition of white privilege to think that calling the police to lecture her black son would yield positive outcomes.

I say this as a white person.

snausagesinablanket ,
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What a

white_shotgun Bot ,

Acac

Deceptichum ,
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Just stick to the B, it weakens the message when you mix it up mate.

Socsa ,

All cunts are cops

BombOmOm ,
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I’m not sure what you expected. You told the police about a crime, do you not expect them to arrest the criminal?

Alto ,
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It takes a special mix of thin blue line bootlicking and thinking the world revolves around you to think this was a good idea.

white_shotgun Bot ,

Boot licking? Nah… More like boot deepthroating

FuglyDuck ,
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Kinda hard to deepthroat tiny dicks,

otp ,

Do they not treat children and adults differently in the legal system where you come from?

This wasn’t a murder or any other violent crime. It was petty theft from a business committed by a minor.

queermunist ,
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Yeah, if he was an adult they might have killed him instead.

teegus ,

If a cop in my country injected ketamine into a minor during an arrest it would be in the national news for weeks. Totally unacceptable.

the_postminimalist ,

I didn’t expect them to inject ketamine into a child

Th4tGuyII ,
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For a petty theft committed by a mentally disabled minor?

The situation was non-violent and under control - the cops escalated far beyond what was needed because they got bored waiting for the kid to fork over the last couple of e-cigarettes. There was no need to pin the kid to the ground, and definitely no need to inject them with ketamine.

In a world where all cops weren't bastards, they would have continued to build a rapport until they could convince the kid to give them back, give the kid a lecture about stealing, then let everyone be on their way.

VaultBoyNewVegas ,

It’s like some people don’t understand what community policing or policing by consent is. Cops shouldn’t be resorting to force unless they really have to and someone not handing over an e cig in no way warrants being tackled or restrained plus with neurodivergent people that only makes them more agitated which then obviously makes the situation worse.

It’s not fucking rocket science that different situations call for different responses and some situations only really need a fucking talking or conversation.

Th4tGuyII ,
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Exactly. In a sane world, cops shouldn't ever be the ones escalating any situation, especially one where there is no on-going threat

BreakDecks ,

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/4739714f-c524-4e94-94df-aac72789a4e5.jpeg

sylver_dragon ,

What do you say to the armed, violent, unstable nutcase with a gun?
Good morning, Officer.

mainframegremlin ,

What sound does a cow make? Moo. What sound does a dog make? Woof. What sound does a cat make? Meow. What sound does a pig make? UP AGAINST THE WALL MOTHER FUCKER.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod ,
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If you have a problem and you call the cops you now have two problems

Edit: Also, who administered the ketamine? Had they received training in appropriate dosing? Or did some dumb cop just shove a needle into a kid and hope he didn't die.

Ensign_Crab ,

Or did some dumb cop just shove a needle into a kid and hope he didn’t die.

Or did some malicious cop just shove a needle into a kid and hope he did die?

Semi-Hemi-Demigod ,
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Turns out I have a small shred of hope for humanity after all

RagingRobot ,

Don’t worry we can get rid of that

Semi-Hemi-Demigod ,
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Thanks it's not fun

FuglyDuck ,
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Usually it’s administered by EMS. At least here it is.

At least it’s supposed to be. Cops generally only have slightly better medical training than you’re average cpr/fa/aed cert holder.

Basically, it’s just enough they can say they tried to keep that guy they just shot alive long enough for EMS to show up.

doctorcrimson ,

I feel the struggle, my little brother has been in and out of prison for years. He just has to be cool for a while, catch rides to work and the store, and he could pay off his fines and go back to normal life, but it always gets out of hand.

Cops have no mercy in their soul.

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