09-05-2018, 01:31 PM
https://www.wtae.com/article/chief-use-of-force-policy-violated-when-11-year-old-was-shocked-with-taser/22995473
Yes she was guilty of shoplifting. Thanks.
Quote:Cop who Tased 11-year-old: ‘This is why there's no grocery stores in the black community’
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CINCINNATI —
Shocking an 11-year-old girl with a Taser violated Cincinnati police policy, according to an internal police review.
Cincinnati police Officer Kevin Brown was working an off-duty security job at the Kroger in Spring Grove Village when he stopped 11-year-old Donesha Gowdy and some friends outside the store.
It happened Aug. 6 outside of the store on Kennard Avenue.
Police said Brown shocked the 11-year-old girl, saying she resisted arrest and tried to run away.
Files of the review of the incident said that the officer never warned the girl before deploying the Taser.
"You know what, sweetheart, this is why there's no grocery stores in the black community, because of all this going on," Brown told the young girl on the body-worn camera video.
"The last thing I want to do, sweetheart, is Tase you like that," Brown said. "When I say stop, you stop. You know you('re) caught, just stop. That hurt my heart to do that to you. Then I got to listen to all these idiots out here in the parking lot telling me how I was wrong for Tasing you. You broke the law and fled as I tired to apprehend you."
A review of the incident found that Brown violated policy, adding that he deployed his Taser without warning and expressed prejudice concerning race.
"Quite frankly, I believe the officer violated our policy. I believe the use of force was unnecessary in this particular circumstance," Police Chief Elliott Isaac said.
During an interview with WLWT, Gowdy admitted she had been shoplifting when she got caught in August. Gowdy said she started to walk away from the officer and felt the barbs of the Taser hit her in the back.
"There will be a predisciplinary hearing," Isaac said.
Cincinnati police policy allows someone between the ages of 7 and 70 to be shocked with a Taser under certain circumstances.
Isaac said the department is looking at making some adjustments to the policy to get away from exact ages.
"A lot of places have moved to, instead of specifying age specifically, that they talk about small children. Considering the stature and size of the individual you're using force against," Isaac said.
In response to the internal review findings, Fraternal Order of Police president Sgt. Dan Hils released a statement.
“The chief of police made up his mind before any investigation, before he knew the facts. He heard the age of the juvenile suspect and made a judgement call. Once he made up his mind, he wasn’t going to change his mind.”
Yes she was guilty of shoplifting. Thanks.
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