mosluggo Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 DAO FINNA GO APESH Parents say police beat autistic boy April 24, 2009 9:09 AM | 47 Comments Chicago police are looking into an accusation that police beat an autistic 16-year old boy whose parents say got "scared" and ran from officers, WGN-TV is reporting. The boy's parents said the incident took place about 10 p.m. Wednesday near their place of business in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side. They said he was standing outside when he was approached by two officers. The boy ran and police chased him, cornered him and one officer hit him so hard with his club that the boy required eight staples in his scalp, the parents told WGN. "It's not nice hitting other people like that," the boy told the station. "Try asking more nicely." IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaP LeTTeRS yO! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 FUCKIN PIGS FUCK THE POLICE PIC RELATED: ITS ME ON THE LEFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Police won't discuss alleged beating of teen April 24, 2009 11:01 PM | 32 Comments | UPDATED STORY Days after Chicago police promoted their expanded training for dealing with people with autism, a teen with the disorder was allegedly struck by an officer who ignored the family's pleas that he was a "special boy." While Chicago police refused to discuss the incident Friday, relatives of Oscar Guzman detailed the alleged assault and said it was an example of why more officers need to be trained in handling people with special needs. Guzman, 16, was standing on the sidewalk Wednesday night, taking a break from working in his family's fast-food restaurant in the Pilsen neighborhood. He was watching cars go by when a police cruiser pulled up and two officers began asking him questions, his family says. Guzman didn't understand the questions, said his sister Nubia, 25, and looked down, away and eventually began walking away. Diagnosed with moderate autism at age 4, he doesn't like confrontation, his sister said. The officers went after him, his family said, prompting the frightened boy to run into the family restaurant, yelling "I'm a special boy!" as he fled, his sister said. Despite Guzman's parents yelling to the officers that he was a "special boy" with "special needs," one of the officers struck Guzman in the head with a baton, cutting a gash that would require eight staples, his sister said. The parents witnessed the blow being struck, she said. On the ground, blood pouring from his head, Guzman, who has the mental capacity of a 5th grader, mumbled again and again, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I submit. I submit," his family said. The Police Department confirmed the incident is under investigation but declined to give the officers' version of what happened. The Independent Police Review Authority said it is investigating and has interviewed relatives of the boy. The family said it is considering filing a lawsuit against the officers. The incident occurred the same week the department promoted its award-winning Crisis Intervention Team, a program to train officers to recognize the needs of citizens with mental illness or disabilities. More than 1,100 of the department's 13,500 officers have gone through the 40-hour training since its inception in 2004. The program has won national praise, and just last month, its leader received a Chicago police departmental commendation for the team's work. To mark Autism Awareness month, the department held its first Autism Safety Awareness night with the Easter Seals on Monday and sent out a six-page training memo to all sworn personnel on autism and police responses. The department also handed out thousands of index cards with tips on how to handle people with autism and distributed buttons for officers to wear. The department also now trains new recruits in dealing with people with mental disabilities. While he could not speak to what happened Wednesday, Officer Jerald Nelson, a member of the Crisis Intervention Team who has an 18-year-old son with autism, said the department has been working to better train officers on how to handle people with autism. "To recognize it, that's number one," Nelson said. Some characteristics of autism -- avoiding eye contact, not responding to questions -- are the same trouble signs that officers are taught to look for in suspects, he said. But officers could make a situation worse if they don't recognize the difference between suspects and those with disabilities. Touching someone with autism lightly can agitate them, for instance, and certain restraints can even endanger them, Nelson said. One in 160 children has a diagnosis of autism, Nelson said. Statistics show that officers are seven times more likely to have contact with a developmentally disabled person than the general public. Colleen Shinn, training specialist and manager of the Autism Program service centers for the Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, said the department has made strides in developing autism training. "I think it's great they're being proactive," she said. "There's more work to be done." But two days after the incident, Guzman's family says not enough has been done. They want the officers involved fired. "It's upsetting. Shouldn't they all be getting trained for this?" said Nubia Guzman. She worries her brother is scarred. Guzman, who never had trouble with police, has cried at odd moments since Wednesday night, his family said. He drew a picture of the incident, displaying the angry face of a towering officer holding what looks like a bat over a cowering figure. On Friday he described the incident in clipped phrases to a reporter. "Something terrible happened," the teen said. "One chased me. Killing. Killing unnecessary people. Innocent. Beating people with the stick. It's terrible. ... It's going to heal. I'm all right." His mother, who was always protective of him and had to be persuaded to let him walk to his favorite Chinese restaurant down the street, said she now fears letting the teen out of her sight. "This time they hit him. The next time, they may kill him," Maria Guzman said. --Angela Rozas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstract Rationality Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 SOME FUCKED UP SHIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaP LeTTeRS yO! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm a special boy! I'm a special boy! I'm a special boy! I'm a special boy! I'm a special boy! I'm a special boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 HE PROBABLY DESERVED IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaP LeTTeRS yO! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 MAYBE NEXT TIME HE WONT RUN FROM THE COPS. BUT SERIOUSLY THOUGH THIS IS WHY I BEAT UP COPS WHENEVER I SEE THEM. FUCKING FAGGOTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 AND VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8crJpaCosVU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashcat Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 thats fucked. After catching up to him, you think they might notice something wasn't quite right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosluggo Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 8 STAPLES SOUNDS PAINFUL HOW LONG TILL LAWSUIT IS FILED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallafarce Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 damn that's fucked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaP LeTTeRS yO! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 IN THE OFFICER'S DEFENSE I BET THAT KID WAS REALLY STRONG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 thats fucked. After catching up to him, you think they might notice something wasn't quite right. thats what i was thinking. what kind of low down piece of shit would beat some kid that had autism and did nothing wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 thats fucked. After catching up to him, you think they might notice something wasn't quite right. This, and also, I like how the police said they're not going to comment on this incident, until it completes it's investigation, 6 months from now. WORD? six months? Here's the investigation, retard gets scarred, cops whack his dome, little nigga starts bleedin'. investigation over. I wonder how long it would take them to investigate some one who beat up one of their kids. Or maybe an officer....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 IF YOU MAKE THE POLICE CHASE AFTER YOU, CHANCES ARE THEYRE BRING AND ASS WHOOPING WITH THEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 It's too bad the lil kid didn't have retardo strength to hulk smash those fuckin cops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaP LeTTeRS yO! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 HE PROBABLY BROKE THROUGH LIKE 5 WALLS AS THE POLICE WERE CHASING HIM AND HE WAS TUCKERED OUT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 the police, beating someone who didn't deserve 8 staples in their head?... slanderous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaP LeTTeRS yO! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 99 PERCENT OF VIOLENCE IN AMERICA IS POLICE ON CIVILIAN CRIME RISE UP SHEEPLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 If a cop came into my business and beat my autistic child bloody in front of me best believe I'm going to jail for smoking some pork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaP LeTTeRS yO! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 NO HOMO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateNightThrillz Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 did you see the video? that wound cant heal with hair under the staples!!!! /doctorINtheFAMoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Kelly Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I feel so bad for laughing at everything Rap Letters Yo has said in this thread, people should call people "retard". It's such a corny word...So far this month the CPD has killed my friend, almost shot my brother, and now beat an autistic kid up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_BEARS Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 There is a gas station on the very next block where you can find the latin kings at all hours dealing, shooting, fighting....the cops have turned a blind eye to this shit for YEARS. Now they wanna get all hardcore on a 16 year old autistic boy...FUCKING FAIL! CPD reminds me of the kid gets picked on at school then goes home to beat up on his lil brother to make him feel better about himself. As long as Daley is in office CPD knows they have carte blanche to do whatever they fucking want whether they are on duty or not.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 thats fucked. After catching up to him, you think they might notice something wasn't quite right. They just wanted to beat up a retard. You can tell that kid aint right without him even saying a word. Here's to hoping they get shot in the face. [ATTACH]108637.vB[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 IN THE OFFICER'S DEFENSE I BET THAT KID WAS REALLY STRONG Yeah, they were scared for their lives. They thought the retard who was running from them then cowering in a corner was going to kill them so they cracked his skull. I'm surprised they didn't shoot him and claim self defense. :rolleyes: Spitfire, why are you having conversations with yourself as if nobody knows it's you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaP LeTTeRS yO! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 YOU CAN TELL THEY WERE TRYING TO KILL HIM BY TAZERING HIM IN THE HEART Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Yer Ego Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 You can tell that kid aint right without him even saying a word. Here's to hoping they get shot in the face. [ATTACH]108637[/ATTACH] seriously. it's obvious just by the way he walks/moves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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