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Title: Cop Tackles, Cuffs Innocent 13yo Autistic Boy Who Was Out Walking His Hamster
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Free Thought Project/Salt Lake Tribune
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/boy-autism-body-cam-tackled/
Published: Jul 26, 2017
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2017-07-27 09:10:53 by Deckard
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Views: 7916
Comments: 33
Duchesne, UT — Parents of a 13-year-old boy with autism filed a lawsuit against the Duchesne Sheriff’s Department this month after they say Sgt. Carl Reilley attacked him for no reason. The boy had committed no crime and was out walking his hamster when he was violently taken down by Reilley, handcuffed, and thrown in the back of the patrol car. The incident happened in April as the boy, who’s unidentified for privacy reasons, took his pet hamster for a walk like he does all the time. As the boy walked by the library, he looked inside because he wanted to ‘see the giraffes.’ However, a child’s interest in animals raised enough suspicion from Sgt. Reilley, who was driving by, to detain him. According to Reilley, when he attempted to detain the boy — without any reasonable articulable suspicion — he ran. However, we never see the young man run on camera and the family’s attorney doesn’t believe it even happened. As the Salt Lake Tribune reports: Body camera footage obtained by The Tribune through a public records request begins with the teen facing the officer and holding up his hands. The footage doesn’t show any of the interaction before Reilley got out of his car. As the officer turned the teen around to handcuff his arms behind his back, the teen cried out for help. He then lunged away, at which point Reilley threw the teen to the ground amid his pleas to not be taken to jail. There, the footage ends, because the officer turned his body camera off. Reilley claimed he accidentally turned the camera off. (what are the odds of that happening?) As the body cam goes off, a responding Utah State Trooper’s dash cam picks up. Even if the boy ran, the stop was not justified from the beginning, according to the lawsuit. The teen was stopped without “reasonable suspicion that a crime had been committed,” which therefore constituted an unreasonable search and seizure, the lawsuit states. In addition, Reilley’s use of force was “excessive, unlawful, and caused physical and emotional harm” to the boy, the suit stated, according to the Tribune. “I would certainly hope that they would get additional training” in regard to identifying and approaching people with disabilities, said Tyler Ayres, the teen’s attorney. “He didn`t run away from that officer and any assertion that he did I think is an outright falsehood,” says Ayres. “He was terrified. He was terrified not only because he was taken out of his routine but he was violently taken out of his routine,” says Ayres. The trooper who responded to the incident was not so aggressive and actually showed compassion toward the boy. According to UHP Trooper Nate Mikulich’s report of the teen’s arrest, he “was visibly shaken up by the incident, and I told [him] he was a good boy and to not be afraid of officers.” “I told [him] not to run next time an officer tries to speak with him,” the trooper wrote. “I said, ‘Next time give us a high five.’ [The teen] asked for a hug. I was emotionally shaken by the altercation and asked him for a second hug and gave him knuckles.” Knowing that the boy was at the library to try to see the giraffes, the trooper tried to repair the child’s trust in police by arranging for the sheriff’s department to take him to the zoo. According to the trooper’s report, Sheriff David L. Boren allegedly responded: “If the boy can’t be trusted on his own we’ll make sure he is not allowed to be out in public unsupervised.” Boren denies saying it. It is also not likely that this young man will trust police anytime soon as the department says that their officer, who tackled a 13-year-old boy with autism, acted accordingly. In response to the lawsuit, Duchesne County Sheriff David Boren released the following statement Tuesday: “My office conducted a full and fair review of the April 14 encounter between Sgt. Carl Reilley and Ms. Vallejo’s teenage son. The members of our After Action Review Panel found that Sgt. Reilley was reasonable in his use of force and acted appropriately during the interaction, except for the instance where he mistakenly and briefly switched off his body camera. I support the panel’s findings that the use of force was reasonable and their recommendation that Sgt. Reilley receive a verbal warning for mistakenly turning off his body camera. When police claim this type of treatment of a child with special needs is justified, something needs to change. The good news is, that this lawsuit is seeking that change and the sheriff’s department has already begun training on how to deal with people who have special needs. It can’t come soon enough. Poster Comment: According to the trooper’s report, Sheriff David L. Boren allegedly responded: “If the boy can’t be trusted on his own we’ll make sure he is not allowed to be out in public unsupervised.” The kid is fine on his own as long as you assholes leave him alone. Boren denies saying it. Of course he does. The members of our After Action Review Panel found that Sgt. Reilley was reasonable in his use of force and acted appropriately during the interaction, except for the instance where he mistakenly and briefly switched off his body camera. I support the panel’s findings that the use of force was reasonable and their recommendation that Sgt. Reilley receive a verbal warning for mistakenly turning off his body camera. Un-frigging believable!! “I told [him] not to run next time an officer tries to speak with him,” the trooper wrote. “I said, ‘Next time give us a high five.’ Don't fall for that trick kid - the cops will fear for their lives and charge you with "assaulting" a Law Enforcement Officer. They might possibly even shoot you.
Then teen’s arms drooped, and the officer told him to put his hands up, which he did.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Now I don't have to say it.
Now I don't have to say it. The kid is fine on his own as long as the assholes cops leave him alone. I wonder how many of these incidents are because the cop is actually a psychopath?
He didn't attempt to "detain" the boy. He called him over to the marked police car. He did that because he saw a teen, with a hamster, wearing goggles, peering through the library windows. That's normal? That's not worth a police officer deciding he'd like to just talk to the kid to see what's going on?
You should assume ALL cops are psychopaths. This way you'll behave yourself and act like a human being when you encounter one.
A 13-year-old boy with autism, unsupervised, away from home, is fine on his own?
Too many. In addition I believe that cops who shoot dogs for no reason have abused animals in their childhood. Some of these assholes were bullies in high school so they gravitate to a profession where such behavior is encouraged. And too many cops are being recruited from the military - the mission is different. Too many cops think they are soldiers and everyone is a potential enemy. Un-frigging believable!! Not really. His number 1 concern is covering his own ass and protecting his job. To do both he has to cover for the cretin that tackled the boy,and avoid having the city insurance company paying out millions to settle a police brutality lawsuit. Remember,NONE of these asshats that head up ANY police agency work for public safety OR the public. They work for politicians that can hire and fire them at will. In effect,their political masters are their pimps,and like all good whores they will do whatever their pimp tells them to do. BTW,"he was out walking his pet hamster" is one of the funniest lines I have heard in a while. In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Now I don't have to say it. Don't worry about it. We all know you were thinking it. You just lust after strong authority figures. In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
I'm wondering how many happen when the cop ISN'T a psycopath. I'm willing to bet one number will be much higher than the other. In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Since when is it illegal to be a teen,wear goggles,have a hamster,or look though the windows of a public building? He didn't attempt to "detain" the boy. He called him over to the marked police car. Same thing,bubba. If you want to argue about this,how about tell us what would have happened if the boy had simply refused. How come lard ass couldn't get out of his patrol car and walk up to the boy and just ask him what he was doing? Was he afraid of the hamster breaking the leash and attacking him? In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Thank you for writing that and proving beyond the shadow of a doubt that we have all be right about you all these years. The sad thing is you have no idea how much you revealed about yourself when you wrote that. In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Yes. I have autism,and was pretty much on my own from the time I started elementary school. I even went to nighttime sports events at the high school by myself when I was still in elementary school. Hell,I even walked to the high school by myself,20+ blocks,at night,to play in Little League baseball games,and walked home by myself after the games were over,too. Are you somehow under the impression that when someone is autistic that means they are retarded? In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
IMHO,too many were wannabe bullies in school,but lacked the balls,so they become cops so they have a badge and a whole damn police department to back them up. In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
No! The only appropriate treatment for him is to tackle him and throw him to the ground, plus handcuffs. Obviously. In your world.
isn'T This huTu nkoreaish pc zero Tolerance liberalism gone nuclear probably a whiTe kid Too love If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
This case isn't as bad as others, at least, as no one was shot or killed. Also, the cop does seem to show some humanity when returning the kid to his home, which is an element we typically don't see in such cases of unapologetic police brutality. It does seem the cop had no reasonable suspicion of any crime, though the newscaster reported someone did call 911 about the kid. If a cop responds to a 911 call about a suspicious person, and then sees that person who then tries to run away (if that is what happened), what then should the cop do? Even given the worst possible circumstances, this incident is not nearly as bad as many others. I'm more concerned about cases of extreme, intentional and sadistic brutality on the part of cops where there is reckless disregard for a person's rights, and this case, even if the kid did not try to run away (without which there would be no reason for him to be arrested), doesn't hold a candle to those.
I'm willing to bet one number will be much higher than the other. The number of contacts police have with the public compared to the number of these types of incidents would probably bear out my hypothesis. Add to that the attraction that wearing a badge has for psycho/sociopaths and you would get a higher than average percentage of them in the profession. Did you read the linked article?
He turned off his bodycam so he could abuse the boy. That's where I see possible psychopathic behavior. That was the state trooper showing compassion, not the deputy.
Well, then, that's notable and unfortunate for the deputy, but at least it shows a state trooper has compassion.
I don't know if you are old enough to remember but it used to be in situations like this, the cop would, you know, talk to the kid and by doing that he would be aware that just maybe the kid has some issues. The kid would have been asked his address and most likely Officer Friendly would have given him a ride to his parents. Not anymore. Nowdays everyone is perceived to be a criminal by today's law enforcement culture. Today, no one is safe from being needlessly harassed and assaulted by the current crop of uniformed and armed soldiers who view the streets of Amerika as a battle zone. Did the hamster survive? What's his name?
F. Mertz. 8-P
Seems to have been the case in whatever town I knew people and discussed this same matter for years and years. "WHO BECAME A COP?!?" Sure, there are plenty of exceptions...BUT.... Could be worse. Imagine the freakshow called the SFPD??
It was a bit before my time, but I've been told by a former cop that in the old days, cops had their "beat" which was a section of the city or town they routinely patrolled. They pretty much knew the people who lived there and the people knew the cop. So the cops knew who the good and bad people were, and would have a pretty good idea if someone they saw was a local resident or a true stranger. If that were the case today, then in this case, this deputy would have probably already known the kid and that he had autism, that he was likely no problem at all, and where he lived. Might have even taken him home as a courtesy, if the kid wanted a ride, and without handcuffs. If cops had a personal relationship with the community they served it would go a long way to making things safer for both cop and community, but that's not how things work today.
Agreed. The behavior of the police comes down to leadership. During the first prohibition xome of the leaders in towns and cities were corrupted and the police under them either went along or were out of a job (or worse). Now the problem has been compounded: We still have prohibition, plus the agenda to destroy independence. Making us all reliant and obedient to the government overseers is the goal of the "cultural Marxists" (or "Gramscians" or whatever you want to call the central control freaks). This is not a simple "collective vs individual" dichotomy. It is the mind sweating fetish for social control, even if it is ultimately destructive to the society. One of many venues implemented deliberately to usurp power over people for arrogant gratification and profit.
Where "patting down a suspect" has been given a whole new meaning...... In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Today is is all about "divide and conquer". In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
Indeed, things were much better in those days. Example, when I was 17, my parents were out of town. My sister was away at school. I played in a band, and got home about 3:00 AM. I had lost my door key, and used a step ladder, and was climbing in the kitchen window, and got lit up with a spot light. One of the cops knew me, he lived about 3 blocks from our house. I explained what I was doing and why. The cops got a good laugh, we talked a bit, and that was the end of it. It would not go that way today in most cities. I grew up in a great small town, and at a good time! Si vis pacem, para bellum Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
Yeah, I think so. The video shows the Trooper giving it to the boy when he took him home. Si vis pacem, para bellum Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
Okay, thanks. I watched a minute or two.
Pretty tough hamster to survive getting tazed.
The good news is that kid will have a funny story to tell the rest of his life. "There I was,taking my hamster out for a walk,minding my own business,when....." In the entire history of the world,the only nations that had to build walls to keep their own citizens from leaving were those with leftist governments.
According to the trooper’s report, Sheriff David L. Boren allegedly responded: “If the boy can’t be trusted on his own we’ll make sure he is not allowed to be out in public unsupervised.”
#2. To: misterwhite (#1)
“If the boy can’t be trusted on his own we’ll make sure he is not allowed to be out in public unsupervised.”
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#3. To: Deckard (#0)
#4. To: Deckard (#0)
"According to Reilley, when he attempted to detain the boy — without any reasonable articulable suspicion — he ran."
#5. To: Anthem (#3)
I wonder how many of these incidents are because the cop is actually a psychopath?
#6. To: Deckard (#2)
The kid is fine on his own as long as the assholes cops leave him alone.
#7. To: Anthem (#3)
I wonder how many of these incidents are because the cop is actually a psychopath?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#8. To: Deckard (#0)
The members of our After Action Review Panel found that Sgt. Reilley was reasonable in his use of force and acted appropriately during the interaction, except for the instance where he mistakenly and briefly switched off his body camera. I support the panel’s findings that the use of force was reasonable and their recommendation that Sgt. Reilley receive a verbal warning for mistakenly turning off his body camera.
#9. To: misterwhite (#1)
According to the trooper’s report, Sheriff David L. Boren allegedly responded: “If the boy can’t be trusted on his own we’ll make sure he is not allowed to be out in public unsupervised.”
#10. To: Anthem (#3)
(Edited)
I wonder how many of these incidents are because the cop is actually a psychopath?
#11. To: misterwhite (#4)
He did that because he saw a teen, with a hamster, wearing goggles, peering through the library windows. That's normal? That's not worth a police officer deciding he'd like to just talk to the kid to see what's going on?
#12. To: misterwhite (#5)
You should assume ALL cops are psychopaths. This way you'll behave yourself and act like a human being when you encounter one.
#13. To: misterwhite (#6)
(Edited)
A 13-year-old boy with autism, unsupervised, away from home, is fine on his own?
#14. To: Deckard (#7)
Some of these assholes were bullies in high school so they gravitate to a profession where such behavior is encouraged.
#15. To: misterwhite (#6)
A 13-year-old boy with autism, unsupervised, away from home, is fine on his own?
#16. To: Deckard (#0)
boris
#17. To: Deckard (#0)
#18. To: sneakypete (#10)
I'm wondering how many happen when the cop ISN'T a psycopath.
#19. To: Pinguinite (#17)
This case isn't as bad as others, at least, as no one was shot or killed.
Also, the cop does seem to show some humanity when returning the kid to his home, which is an element we typically don't see in such cases of unapologetic police brutality.
#20. To: Anthem (#19)
That was the state trooper showing compassion, not the deputy.
#21. To: Pinguinite (#17)
(Edited)
This case isn't as bad as others, at least, as no one was shot or killed.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#22. To: Deckard (#0)
#23. To: Fred Mertz (#22)
Did the hamster survive? What's his name?
#24. To: sneakypete (#14)
IMHO,too many were wannabe bullies in school,but lacked the balls,so they become cops so they have a badge and a whole damn police department to back them up.
#25. To: Deckard (#21)
#26. To: Pinguinite (#25)
If cops had a personal relationship with the community they served it would go a long way to making things safer for both cop and community
#27. To: Liberator (#24)
Could be worse. Imagine the freakshow called the SFPD??
#28. To: Pinguinite (#25)
If cops had a personal relationship with the community they served it would go a long way to making things safer for both cop and community, but that's not how things work today.
#29. To: Pinguinite (#25)
#30. To: Fred Mertz (#22)
" Did the hamster survive? "
#31. To: Stoner (#30)
#32. To: Stoner (#30)
#33. To: Pinguinite, Fred Mertz, ALL, *Humor* (#32)
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