New York Police Mace A Handcuffed 9-Year-Old Girl After Telling Her To “Stop Acting Like A Child”
New York Police Mace A Handcuffed 9-Year-Old Girl
Police handcuff and pepper spray 9-year-old while responding to call for help
Police officers in Rochester, New York, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl on Wednesday while responding to what a police official called a report of “family trouble” in an incident sharply criticized by city officials.
Two body camera videos of the incident released by the police department on Sunday show officers restraining the child, putting her in handcuffs and attempting to get her inside the back of a police vehicle as she repeatedly cries and calls for her father.
After the girl fails to follow commands to put her feet inside the car, the officers are then seen pepper-spraying her. The girl was transported to Rochester General Hospital, where she was later released, according to Rochester Deputy Police Chief Andre Anderson. Continue Reading
