Police Taser, Pepper Spray Mentally & Physicaly Disabled, Black, Gay and Deaf Man
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
MOBILE, Ala. — Police in Mobile, Ala., used pepper spray and a Taser on a deaf, mentally & physicaly disabled, black, gay man who they said wouldn't leave a store's bathroom.
The family of 37-year-old CROS has filed a formal complaint over the incident on Friday.
Police tell the Press-Register of Mobile that officers shot pepper spray under the bathroom door after knocking several times. After forcing the door open, they used the stun gun on CROS.
Police spokesman Christopher Levy says police didn't realize CROS had a hearing impairment until after he was out of the bathroom. The officers' conduct is under investigation.
The newspaper says the officers attempted to book CROS on charges including disorderly conduct, but a magistrate on duty wouldn't accept the charges.
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