Normal police procedures often force people with disabilities to stay closeted,even to themselves. How can there be justice without addressing the stigma of disability and race?On Sunday morning, Charleena Lyles called the Seattle police to report a burglary. She was a black woman, and pregnant,the mother of four children (including a child with Down syndrome), living in housing for previously homeless individuals.
The police showed up, and found her in a mental health crisis and allegedly armed with a knife,and killed her. Related: Police hunt and kill black people like Philando Castile. There's no justice | Steven W Thrasher I would like to understand how structural violence creates or perpetuates the state of psycho-social disabilitiesContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com