Police taser unarmed, legless black man in a wheelchair

It pretty much got the whole apartment complex in an uproar,
because they we're tasing a man in a wheelchair
and there was no reason for it.
-- A witness speaking on video with reporters.

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Police taser unarmed, legless black man in a wheelchair

Black man said he was humiliated after his pants fell down during the incident. The officers allegedly left him outdoors in broad daylight, handcuffed on the pavement, nude below the waist. Williams said the Sept. 11 arrest also left him with an injured shoulder, limiting his mobility in his wheelchair.

A handful of residents in Williams' apartment complex said they witnessed the incident and supported Williams' charges. A short video clip, shot by a neighbor and obtained by the Sun-Star, shows Williams sitting on the pavement with his pants down, his hands cuffed behind his back.

Hat Tip to Tasered While Black.

http://taseredwhileblack.blogspot.com/2009/09/police-taser-unarmed-legless-black-man.html