Thank You Peter Neffenger: You've Taught Us It's Okay to Head Slam Disabled Brain Surgery Patients

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13. This whole thing just blows me away, but

the part that I least understand and that wants to make me scream the most is them taking her to jail for the night, after seeing her bleeding and scared and confused. Did they find a weapon on her? What right did they have to take her to jail? What did she do that was against the law? And since she just had a treatment (chemo?) for a brain tumor, did anyone think to get her to a hospital to make sure the head bang didn't seriously injure her in some way?

Her mother was there. Did they not let her explain to them about her daughter's condition, even after they tackled and bloodied her? Did they keep them separated, no matter what the mother said? That should be criminal.

This is so ugly and disheartening. I haven't been on a plane in over 25 years, and probably won't ever be again. I certainly have no desire to try it. I'm not someone who can stand in long lines and I don't handle extreme authority and force well at all. I might actually end up bolting like that young girl did too, especially if two people try to grab me by my arms as they did her. Nobody has the right to touch me.

I have mental (anxiety) issues that might put me in the same danger she was. I was already accosted once by police (nicely...my town has nice police) and taken against my will to a hospital for an interview with a psychiatrist, because I left a therapist's office against his will ...because that's what I do when I'm really upset, I run away. I can't face it. So I totally understand her fear and need to run.

This is an extreme example of what we've been seeing from the police who overreact to situations and even escalate them. None of these people seem to be trained in human reactions and how to deescalate. I know why so many people run from and try to resist the overt physical subjugation of the police. Especially when they are innocent. I don't know what to do to fix this. It just continues to get worse.