Riverside County, CA — Michelle Chartrand is a 19-year-old woman with autism who has never harmed a fly, much less committed a crime. However, because police officers opt for training in escalation of violence instead of how to interact with special needs individuals, she fell victim to police brutality and was treated like a murder suspect. As she walked home from school last year, Chartrand was attacked by police, tackled to the ground, and injured—by police who claim they were trying to save her. On Friday, Chartrand filed suit in U.S. District Court alleging that the beating and treatment she received at the hands of the Riverside County sheriff’s deputies amounted to violations of her constitutional rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
As the Desert Sun reports:
On Aug. 30, 2018, Chartrand was dropped off by her
mother at Summit High School in La Quinta to attend a job training for
people with learning disabilities. Soon after arriving, two Desert Sands
Unified School District security officers received reports that
Chartrand had left campus and was walking home, according to the
complaint...........https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cops-claim-they-had-to-smash-innocent-autistic-teens-head-into-concrete-to-protect-her/
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