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archetype1 t1_j2ado23 wrote

My partner is autistic. They have a hard time dealing with certain stressful situations. Recently, a man followed them in their car and forced them to pull over, claiming my partner had hit their car (they hadn't).

The man made threats, the police were called, and my partner was starting to have a panic attack. The police treated my partner like a nuisance, told them to be more aware of their surroundings, and that they were lucky a ticket wasn't written, like they were the problem, and not the man who was trying to claim his undamaged car had been hit.

We worked it out later with the insurance company, who denied the guy's claim and told us not to worry.

Police often can't handle interactions with neurotypical individuals, good luck if you aren't.

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fusion260 t1_j2alwv3 wrote

JFC.

It's amazing that in the past few years alone of countless documented examples of police encounters going so terribly wrong—especially with neurodivergent individuals who react differently—that incredibly preventable injuries (and/or deaths) continue to occur because an officer gets involved.

It's almost as if law enforcement refuses to learn basic lessons on what not to do.

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Zestyclose_Context79 t1_j2ao88l wrote

"Where is the training? Are you just going to the training and you're not taking it in?” This is exactly what they train for, to brutalize people into compliance. The officers involved will probably win a medal or two.

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Asterion7 t1_j2as8t7 wrote

This is sadly not surprising. Google cops and arresting autistic people. There are a ton of stories. Lots of deaths.

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Squabbles1234 t1_j2atk2w wrote

Yeah, don't do stuff like this, Police are not friends, ever.

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fusion260 t1_j2av7we wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,198,252)

> He taught his son

She taught her son. The story is about a mother talking about what happened to her son.

It’s literally in the title and first sentence of the news article.

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nyuhokie t1_j2aw8wb wrote

>Her son said one of the police officers raised her voice at him, and he started to walk away from her.

>"He knows to try to self-regulate and walk away from a situation, she may have thought he was being defiant," Jackson said.

Kid knows how to de-escalate, officer does not. More at 11.

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readthistoyourmomma t1_j2axqvm wrote

Morons can't handle a 12 year-old throwing a tantrum at tennis practice without using force and handcuffs, but they'll likely expect praise for not breaking out the taser or baton.

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FromTheIsle t1_j2b2qoy wrote

Holy shit you cannot make this stuff up.

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StarshipTzadkiel t1_j2bbgs5 wrote

Cops are cowards who react with extreme violence by instinct. Shameful, horrible people.

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RefrigeratorRater t1_j2bblli wrote

TBH the article is kind of lacking in details beyond the before and after of the scene according to the mother. Will wait for further details before getting my pitchfork.

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mynameisnotmorgan t1_j2bd2ps wrote

Replying to RefrigeratorRater (#1,202,672)

Doesn’t matter. He is a child and the police are adults. You do not deescalate a child with autism using excessive force or restraints— it doesn’t work, it makes things much worse and is exceptionally traumatizing and harmful to the child. There are so many other scientifically researched & effective ways to deescalate in a behavioral crisis.

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tmgieger t1_j2bmgus wrote

Wouldn't have helped in this case, but in US Virginia there is JP's Law. "JP’s Law allows individuals to VOLUNTARILY add an innocuous code to their Virginia issued driver’s licenses and/or identification card noting they have autism or an intellectual disability. ". The idea is supposed to be that the police would have a heads up and, hopefully, approach the individual with more understanding. Traffic stops would probably be the most common time the code on ID would come into play. https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/protect-people-with-special-needs/

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Bodiesattva23 t1_j2brogx wrote

"Headbutts a police officer...not sure how he got a concussion" 🤔

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fusion260 t1_j2bux8o wrote

Replying to Bodiesattva23 (#1,206,810)

The police claimed the kid headbutt the officer. It wasn’t written in the report and there doesn’t seem to be any evidence to back it up.

That’s why the mother is asking what happened.

We know police lie. Police are allowed to lie. Police aren’t required to protect people. Police will protect themselves.

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memorex00 t1_j2buxfv wrote

Replying to fusion260 (#1,196,238)

The problem is the philosophy they learn when working in LE. They are trained to neutralize any possible threats. That’s it. It will never change and this is the reason I do not trust cops at all.

They’re not there to serve and protect.

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lame_gaming t1_j2bvrl3 wrote

just bc you got a gun doesnt mean you can sit on your high horse bossing people around and telling them what to do

and whenever their ego gets harmed and people tell them to get off their high horse they get so mad

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drkev10 t1_j2bynh4 wrote

Replying to fusion260 (#1,207,645)

"headbutted an officer while being detained" so he was being forcefully detained why? That's the whole resisting arrest scenario where someone is completely clueless why they're being attacked by a cop and don't just let them brutalize em.

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Tylerjb4 t1_j2bypt7 wrote

Fuck the police. Fuck fed boys. Fuck authoritarians. Fuck statists.

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Brutal_Hustler t1_j2c38b7 wrote

This deserves being reposted in a bigger sub. Maybe/r/aboringdystopia

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1975hh3 t1_j2c5661 wrote

“Fuck The Police.” -motherfucking Ice Cube

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Madselaine t1_j2c9vqi wrote

While not surprised, I’m still shocked, disgusted, and furious.

Has VCU made any sort of statement on the incident?

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batkave t1_j2ca45o wrote

ACAB is pretty obvious.

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chairmanbrando t1_j2cdctd wrote

Replying to 1yellowstoneguy (#1,211,026)

The truth is flies like vinegar more than honey.

There are, and can be, no good cops when the bad cops are allowed to get away with everything that they do. Rotten apples spoil the bunch and so on. Cops are so rarely punished for their wrongdoings that it's straight stupid for the public to trust them anymore.

It's a profession that's most attractive to bullies and the bullied, and SCOTUS has already said the role of police is to protect property rather than people. People should be afraid of this militarized and unionized police state we're in. The actual military is not allowed to unionize for a reason, and it's to stop the endless madness we see out of our unionized police. Go watch Serpico if you haven't already.

Do not ever talk to a cop. Do not ever interact with a cop unless absolutely necessary. Simple as that. You can't have faith that you've found yourself a good one when so many of them are bastards. Assuming ACAB is a public safety measure.

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salawm t1_j2cgu65 wrote

The police are not your friend.

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Stitchmond t1_j2cgzbr wrote

Why even offer a tennis program that's coached by police officers?

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doodooeyes t1_j2cjdf0 wrote

Y’all need to learn. Don’t interact with cops. Use your 2nd amendment rights and project yourself from anyone that tries to harm you. Regardless of their uniform.

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oldguy_on_the_wire t1_j2dd0bf wrote

Replying to 1yellowstoneguy (#1,211,026)

Oh, go on with your logic here! We have flaming pitchforks and we're gonna use them dammit!!!!! /s

I, too, avoid absolute words like 'always', never, etc. They are so seldom accurate and they paint a false picture. I'm sorry to see you got hammered for speaking truth to the masses.

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bruxalle t1_j2ddxee wrote

This is what happens when you teach your kids to believe that cops are there to help. They most certainly are not. I’m glad this didn’t end worse.

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szabo22 t1_j2dyf6u wrote

Replying to DaTruMVP (#1,205,598)

At the very least, if something were to happen you *might* be able to claim that the code was there and that the cop should've noticed.

Its like grasping a fly, but its something.

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nartarf t1_j2dyf5n wrote

It’ll be warmish Monday and Tuesday if anyone’s trying to stomp your feet in our streets.

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