Posted on 10/11/2021 2:09:28 PM PDT by RandFan
US police are investigating video showing a black man being dragged from his car by officers as he repeatedly screams "I'm paraplegic".
Bodycam footage shows officers stopping Clifford Owensby in Dayton, Ohio, last month and asking him to step out of his car so they can search it for drugs.
Mr Owensby, 39, refuses, saying he does not have use of his legs.
The officers insist he must get out and then pull him from the vehicle by his hair and arms as he calls for help.
The Dayton Police Department says it is now investigating the incident that took place on 30 September.
Authorities say the officers stopped Mr Owensby because he was driving away from a house suspected of hosting involvement in drugs. Police say they found a bag of cash containing $22,450 (£16,500) in the car.
Mr Owensby has not been charged over any drug-related offences.
During the incident, Mr Owensby repeatedly refuses requests to leave the car, although officers do say they will help him out.
Mr Owensby asks an officer to call in a "white shirt", meaning a superior.
"Here's the thing, I'm going to pull you out and then I'll call a white shirt," an officer replies.
As his frustration increases, he says: "You can co-operate and get out of the car or I'll drag you out of the car. Do you see your two options here?"
Dayton's mayor Nan Whaley described the footage as "very concerning".
Civil rights groups say they are also looking into the incident.
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What a lame excuse. /s
Did he apologize?
If not, he would have after I got to his super.
I’m betting that the cops knew exactly who he was. “White shirt” is an expression used by individuals who are/have been in the system.
I can’t walk is the new I can’t breathe to bring out the BLM protesters
The guy has gotten out of the car before. Why did he not get out like he normally gets out ? Seems like he was recruited so he could use his paraplegia as cover.
If permission is not given to search the car the police are obligated to get a search warrant.
Aren’t there protocols that they’re supposed to follow in this situation?
Witness the violence inherent in the system! Witness the violence inherent in the system! Did you see him harassing me there?
Did they see him get in the car?
Also, on the body cam footage, they show the back seat and there's no wheelchair visible.
How did you get in the car? You’re a paraplegic
some people have the handicap on their lic plate too, dont know about Ohio tho
They shouldn’t be pulling black people over. There’s no upside to it.
In a nation this big, there are always going to be some dumb police officers.
Didn’t they stop him after he left a drug house? Did they observe him and how he got in the vehicle?
In the video, the hand controls are clearly visible starting just after the 2 minute mark.
That’s the back seat of the police car they are putting him into, not his car.
His car has hand controls. I spotted them but no canes, crutches, walker in the front.
The police department isn’t disputing the claim that he is paraplegic, so...
“Didn’t they stop him after he left a drug house? Did they observe him and how he got in the vehicle?”
It wouldn’t be beyond belief, in that lone of work, that he was put in the vehicle at the starting point, with the child, picked up the day’s “receipts,” and will be extracted when he gets back to the starting point. He is expendable, and any BLM ruckus he can kick up if he goes down, the better.
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