Disabled Woman Megan Graham Calls 911 While Being Beat, Arrested by Police

Opposing Views ^ | 06/025/2013 | By Michael Allen

[Responsibility2nd]

Megan Graham claims that she had to call 911 on the police...while being arrested.

Graham, who has cognitive and hearing disabilities, said she was recently beaten by a police officer while restrained by other officers in Federal Way, Wash.

Meanwhile, despite her complaint, police want the bruised and battered Graham to be charged with felony assault to a police officer.

"I had a concussion," Graham told KIRO 7. "I still have a hard time understanding how things got so out of control so fast. It was a total lack of communication."

 

Graham parked her car at an apartment complex where she was going to visit a friend last Monday. As Graham got out of her car, she saw a police car behind her.

"I understood that he saw me using a cell phone," Graham said. "I told the officer I was going to carry my dog 30 feet to a friend's apartment. I told him, 'Hey, you can walk with me.'"

Graham said she never heard the police officer's order that she should get back in her car. Moments later, the police officer got out of his cruiser and grabbed her wrist.

"I pulled my arm back, grabbed my phone and called 911 to call for help," Graham said. "I told the officer I had mental and hearing disabilities and didn't understand why he was trying to hurt me."

In 911 recordings obtained by KIRO 7, Graham shouted at the police officer: "You attacked me before you said anything! There is no point whatsoever for you to touch me like that, especially with my condition, so how dare you even touch me?"

The police officer repeated on the recording: "You are under arrest."

During the 911 call, another responding officer reportedly hit Graham several times in the face.

"I am not resisting," Graham yelled.

"That woman was not resisting, I saw it," said Graham's friend, Deborah Fenwick. "That woman doesn't have a violent bone in her body. She's got a heart of gold. If she would have understood the officer's commands in the first place, she would have absolutely complied with him."

However, the police report states: "As the officer approached, Graham squared off against him in a fighter's stance and attempted to strike him with closed fists. [The officer] responded with closed fist strikes to Graham's face, which brought her to the ground where she was handcuffed."

"It was horrible," Graham said. "I just didn't understand any of it. I told him about my condition. Punching me over and over in the eye is obviously excessive force. He could have handled it a lot differently."

Source: KIRO 7

 

[Irenic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fuDDqU6n4o

[kingu]

You did read the part where it was the second officer on the scene who hit her, right? After he was called to the scene as backup, meaning she was resisting for AT LEAST 4 minutes.

[Carriage Hill]

Damn, I haven’t seen a ‘shiner’ like that one, in many years.

[muir_redwoods]

"However, the police report states: "As the officer approached, Graham squared off against him in a fighter's stance and attempted to strike him with closed fists. "

Sure, that's credible.

[kiryandil]

During the 911 call, another responding officer reportedly hit Graham several times in the face.

Wow. The nutcase peasant wench beat the crap out of his fist with her face...

[Mashood]

“Graham, who has cognitive and hearing disabilities...”

If she didn’t before... she does now.

[kiryandil]

However, the police report states: "As the officer approached, Graham squared off against him in a fighter's stance and attempted to strike him with closed fists. [The officer] responded with closed fist strikes to Graham's face, which brought her to the ground where she was handcuffed."

Man! The poor outgunned officer is fortunate she didn't "blade" on him, and attempt to summon The Fist of Thor.

[kiryandil]

I’m getting a great big “she deserved it” vibe on this thread which ... surprises me.

There are some few Freepers who can't see Fascism when it's staring them in the face.

I thought cell phone driving laws were passed under the guise of "safety". Obviously, if one of the police~poleece~foleece~fleece sees you, it's NOT safe.

[kiryandil]

I’ve never done it, but have fantasized about smacking a few females. But, we can’t let our fantasies and desires override our self control.

Geez, dude - just become a cop already, and it's all good. Start practicing screaming "Stop resisting! Stop resisting!". Most wimminz dislike being screamed at by a man, so it's double plus good!

BTW - the "stop resisting" crap is the "tell" in this story. The fascistleece scream that when they're about to beat the crap out of you. If they were REALLY not in control of the situation, they'd be too busy to think of shouting it...

[doorgunner69]

I’m getting a great big “she deserved it” vibe on this thread which ...

Won't get it from me. Thug cops just love an excuse to smack around citizens. Must be all the sugar they consume at the donut stop.

[kiryandil]

The officer suddenly realized that he was faced by an acolyte of the Ancient Shao-lin Temple, and that his bacon was cooked.

[JennysCool]

True! But then again, I live in a mining town ... We have our share of tough, crazy and frequently inebriated women who look like that.

... and men, too, of course!

[Irenic]

“I told the officer I was going to carry my dog 30 feet to a friend’s apartment. I told him, ‘Hey, you can walk with me.’”

“As the officer approached, Graham squared off against him in a fighter’s stance and attempted to strike him with closed fists. “

Was she holding onto her dog while in the fighters stance with her fists up? I think he thought she was too cocky and he showed her who is boss. That is my opinion.

[Conserev1]

Your a Cop and can not take down a female suspect without hitting her in the face!
I would hope there is a relative or friend that can repay this favor!

[Cyber Liberty]

Yeah, that’s likely a broken cheekbone there. Reconstructive surgery. Cop should be looking at a charge of aggravated assault.

[Carriage Hill]

She’ll be lucky if it isn’t broken in several places. They’ll have to do x-rays and wait until the swelling goes down. Helluva ‘shiner’, though. Cop did some wailing on her. That’s definitely uncalled for. He just should have shot her dog.
< /sarcasm>

[umgud]

I’m pretty objective, but I don’t automatically assume all damsels are innocent. My ex broke me of that. As a matter of fact, had I shot her when I first wanted to, I’d have been out by now.

[kiryandil]

I’m sorry, what do you think should have been done?

I think Officer Francis should have lightened up over the cell phone driving thingee...

She’s a large woman who pulled away from the officer when she was grabbed

I missed the part in the story where "she's a large woman".

Could you post that up for the rest of us?

[kiryandil]

I’m pretty objective, but I don’t automatically assume all damsels are innocent.

Neither do I. I'm beginning to think that a lot of cops are learning bad things in the academies, though. Just how did she "square off" against Officer Fife when she was carrying a dog and a cell phone? Or just one of the above?

[kiryandil]

Was she holding onto her dog while in the fighters stance with her fists up?

She must be one of them four-handed Martian wenches from John Carter of Mars - one hand for the yap-mutt, one hand for the cell phone, and two hands to go all Mike Tyson on the po' little po'po.