http://www.alternet.org/philadelphia-teen-sexually-assaulted-during-stop-and-frisk-0
January 17, 2014 |
A 16-year-old boy in Philadelphia was hospitalized after a stop-and-frisk encounter with police led to a brutal sexual assault by police.Darrin Manning, a black, straight-A student and star basketball player, was walking with his coach and teammates to basketball practice when they were stopped by three white police officers. The officer's admitted reason for stopping the group was that they were wearing scarves to cover their faces--on one of the coldest evenings ever recorded in Philadelphia.
with all the exposure from film, phones, eye witnesses, police dash cams you would think that abusive police would take a moment, but i guess when you depart that cop car with mayhem on your mind doesn't matter if the entire city cancel is watching.
"We need to pay close attention to what is happening with our kids when they are interacting with police," said Damon Jones, Pastor of Bible Way Baptist Church, to Philly in Focus.Philadelphia's use of stop-and-frisk doubled in 2009, although recent legal challenges have compelled the city police department to monitor the intrusiveness of such encounters. Nevertheless, the vast majority of Philadelphians apprehended through the program are still black and Latino men, mirroring the pattern in New York City, another city where police rely heavily on the program.After the encounter, Manning had to be rushed to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he underwent reconstructive surgery on his genitals. Despite his injuries, the teenager was still charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest.
what gets me is they still had the nerve to charge this kid this is blatant police disrespect for an American citizen, the evidence just from the read begs the question why isn't this guy locked down or suspended without pay?
