The Phoenix, Arizona, police officers who beat and tased Tyron McAlpin, a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, last year have been suspended without pay for 24 hours, and, predictably, the police department has convinced itself that the less than bare minimum disciplinary action sufficiently addresses the police brutality and racism.
According to the Guardian, the Phoenix Police Department’s interim police chief, Michael Sullivan, announced that he had issued 24-hour unpaid suspensions to the three officers who were involved in McAlpin’s arrest, which occurred after they responded to a call about a white man who was causing a disturbance. Sullivan also announced that two of the officers will also be required to attend de-escalation training.
As we previously reported, on Aug. 19, 2024, McAlpin was arrested after being accused of trying to steal a bike from a white man named Derek Stevens at a Circle-K gas station. The officers who responded to a call about a fight breaking out, Benjamin Harris and Kyle Sue, were given a description of a white man who was identified as the aggressor, but Stevens pointed them towards McAlpin, saying he was the aggressor, and, apparently, that’s all they needed to hear.
Source: 3 Phoenix Cops Suspended After Attacking Deaf Black Man In Violent Arrest
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