22 Year Old With Down Syndrome Beaten By The Police For ‘Bulge In Pants’ That Was Only A Colostomy Bag

 

A man with Down Syndrome was was badly injured after a confrontation with Miami-Dade Police. His family called it a “shocking” and “unnecessary attack.”

Police said that they thought there was a weapon in the man’s pants. It turns out it was his colonoscopy bag. How did the officer who beat Gilberto Powell, 22, to a pulp respond after he found out? He just asked how he was supposed to know, “I’m not a doctor!”

ARTICLE HERE: http://www.pakalertpress.com/2014/05/02/22-year-old-with-down-syndrome-beaten-by-the-police-for-bulge-in-pants-that-was-only-a-colostomy-bag/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pakalert+%28Pak+Alert+Press%29