Journalist – Historian – Speaker
I wrote a piece for The Nation on people with disabilities killed by police over the last week, writing that the number was four. It was, however, actually at least 9 (the information wasn’t available when I filed). My hope for this piece is to push back at the training and registry narrative that gets so …
Developing story. Ongoing protests. More tomorrow.
I forgot about this story and hadn’t thought about it as a disability-related case until I clicked on this tweet. With appreciation to @radleybalko for keeping what happened to the Burleys alive. https://t.co/TXiVrRO86f — Scott Greenfield (@ScottGreenfield) September 1, 2016 Radley Balko writes about the case here. It’s the consequence of a no-knock raid by …
A double amputee (legs) not matching the description of a robbery suspect was told by police to get out of the car with his hands up. 8th Circuit Court has reversed a district court granting “qualified immunity” to the police in question. I’m going to be referring to this case a lot as it embodies …