Just before 5pm on Monday July 18th,2016, a 26-year old autistic man named Arnaldo Rios Soto walked out of his North Miami home. He had a silver toy truck in his hand. Hours later, and his life would be changed forever.
A passing motorist mistook Arnaldo's toy for a gun and called 911. Police and SWAT arrived and the confrontation was captured in a cell phone video. The encounter left Arnaldo's behavioral aide - a black man named Charles Kinsey - severely wounded,and it left Arnaldo in need of round-the-clock care.
As a result, three police officers lost their jobs, or including the now-former North Miami chief of police,Gary Eugene. In his words: "We blew it." Thank you to Sara Luterman of NOS Magazine and reporter Eric Garcia for pointing us to Arnaldo's anecdote. They've written approximately his journey as well.
Source: wnyc.org