for the duration of the incident. “[The police] saw that my son was throwing up,” Lourdes revealed, “and instead of helping him so that he wouldn’t choke on his vomit, they had him on the ground in handcuffs.”Still desperate to convince the cops to release David’s restraints, Lourdes kept her cool enough to retrieve medical papers from her car that confirmed her son’s medical history. “After I showed the paperwork, EMS was able to treat him and take him to the hospital,” she said.
The bodycam footage shows the family begging police not to restrain the boy and showing them putting their arms around him in an attempt to protect him. According to police, they handcuffed David to “prevent him from harming himself or others,” as he had reportedly threatened to kill his family in his agitated state. “I feel like Fresno PD did their job and did what they’re supposed to, but maybe things could’ve been handled a little differently,” Stephanie Ramirez, founder of the Fresno Autism Network, told ABC 7.on how to handle a crisis when it involves someone with special needs, Ramirez underscored.
As for David’s state when police arrived, Ramirez said it’s very likely he was in what is referred to as a “post-epileptic phase” — which is to say he was still adjusting after the seizures he’d been treated for at his doctor’s office. “That’s the time after having a seizure, like their recovery time. The kids might look coherent, but they might not be back. Sometimes it might take them a few minutes to a few hours to be back to their normal state of being,” she said.
Police need to have mandatory training on how to deal with people with special needs. My younger brother w/ Autism/DS was physically assaulted in the past by police. If I hadn't canceled my class when the call came and intervened, he would be in jail.
that makes me sick
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