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Austin Cops Bullied A 90 lb Deaf Girl
Press Release – Austin, TX – 08/23/2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Courts, Police Brutality,
Lawyer, Law, Defense Attorney, Deaf, American Sign Language, ASL
Interpreters,
Austin, Texas.
Austin Cops Bullied A 90 lb Deaf Girl
Austin, Texas – August 23, 2010. A young Deaf Austin woman was arrested last
June for resisting arrest when she and her girl friend were walking down an
Austin sidewalk. She and her friend were in a discussion using ASL when an
APD officer saw them and mistook them for physically fighting. As they
walked on, the officer yelled for them to stop. When they would not, he ran
after them and grabbed the girl who was Deaf. As he began talking to them,
using spoken English only, the young Deaf girl began trying to call 911 on
her cell phone.
The officer started yelling for her to stop as she walked away from him. He
then ran after her, grabbed her, and threw her to the ground, injuring her
leg and ankle as well as a pre-existing wrist fracture, knocking her hearing
aid out, and her glasses off.
The officer then arrested her by handcuffing her with her hands behind her
back and putting her in the back of his patrol car—all the while ignoring
both her and her girl friend of the fact that she was Deaf. EMS was called
to evaluate the young woman for her injuries. The entire incident lasted
more than three hours and is captured on videotape. At no time did the
officer or the two responding officers attempt any type of communication
with her nor was an interpreter called.
Upcoming Court is scheduled for:
August 25, 2010 – 9:00AM
County Court of Law #5
509 W. 11th Street,
Austin, TX 78701
About Amber D. F. Elliott
For more information on the case, or go online, visit
http://www.adfelaw.com or email adfelaw@gmail.com
Media contact:
Amber D. F. Elliott
adfelaw@gmail.com
Phone: 512.628.2508
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Umm ok, I think this article is bs.
#1 – Who calls 911 when a cop stops you? Seriously?
#2 – it seems to indicate that ONE individual is deaf, the other was not (“grabbed the girl who was Deaf”). I’m sure at one point either one or both of them (if both are indeed deaf) indicated to the officer that they were deaf?
#3 – How does an arrest take 3 hours? I’m betting that 2.5 of those 3 hours were spent in communication or discussion with the officer’s superiors (possibly attempts to find an interpreter?).
#4 – Video? Where is it? Post online to back up this story. But really, who stands around recording a 3 hour arrest?
I think there’s alot more to this story than this article is letting on, and DeafNetwork is being manipulated. The whole thing reeks of anonymity and slander. I’d suggest you get the officer’s side of the story before publishing something like this, which is very damaging.
This is a press release from the girl’s lawyer. Can we have links to news articles, etc.? There are gaps in this information.
Nobody care to comment that incident? Okay, let me say…
That’s really terrible on what going on. I wish to see video, make it powerful to aware how bad when police doing something foolish without think twice. Of course, maybe too fear and has to take action too harsh that way.
I would like to know of events coming up in the Dallas area. Thanks.
This story is nowhere found in news article. Where is the source of the story?
Bullying is bullying. That’s the case no matter how tiny or big the person is. What if that person was over 200 pounds? What would the headline read? Hope the person bullied will receive justice befitting the fact the police bullied that person. Keep disability, language, gender and size out of the equation or else this looks like a sob story seeking sympathy while missing the big picture that the bullying person must be punished the same for the wrongful action regardless the victim. Nonetheless, thank for the notice.
I m from austin and I dont see anything new release the happened police bully to 90 pounds deaf gal.. IF it is happened it will be quickly release the news or possible cover up or girl make up…???
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