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A family from Hammond, Illinois was recently on their way to Stroger Hospital in Chicago, to visit a dying relative when they were attacked by police at a traffic stop.
Lisa Mahone was on the way to the hospital to visit her dying mother, her boyfriend Jamal Jones, and her two children were also in the car at the time.
The entire family was on their way to say their final goodbyes when they were pulled over by police because the Lisa was not wearing a seat belt.
When police came to the window and asked Mahone for her license and registration, she gave that information to the officers and informed them that she was on her way to the hospital with her family to visit her dying mother.
Ignoring her request, the police became aggressive, demanding that the passenger of the vehicle, Jamal Jones, also provide officers with his ID. Jones was not carrying his ID at the time, because it was taken by police in a recent encounter when he was ticketed for a traffic violation.
Regardless of his reason, passengers of vehicles should not be expected to carry identification at all times. The idea of police being able to ask any person for identification without any reason is a tenant of fascism, which is becoming more and more prevalent in American by the day.
To appease the officers, Jones attempted to give them a recent ticket he received, to prove his identity. However, when he reached for his bag, multiple officers drew their guns on the car, with two young children inside.
At that point, Mahone called 911 to demand a supervisor and her 14-year-old child began recording the incident with his cellphone from the back seat.
“I gave him my license and insurance. I also let him know at the beginning to please hurry up because my mom is about to die,” Mahone told 911.
Meanwhile, the officers began to threaten Jones, using profanity, and demanding that he exit the car. Jones told them that he meant them no harm, and requested to speak with a supervisor.
“You’re going to come out of the car one way or another. You want your kids to see you come out through the window?” the officer barked at Jones.
Terrified, the family remained in the car, hoping that their 911 call for a supervisor would be taken seriously.
After Mahone was off the phone, the officers surrounded the car and asked them to step out another time.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/fam...xrz0ruewj9E.99
A family from Hammond, Illinois was recently on their way to Stroger Hospital in Chicago, to visit a dying relative when they were attacked by police at a traffic stop.
Lisa Mahone was on the way to the hospital to visit her dying mother, her boyfriend Jamal Jones, and her two children were also in the car at the time.
The entire family was on their way to say their final goodbyes when they were pulled over by police because the Lisa was not wearing a seat belt.
When police came to the window and asked Mahone for her license and registration, she gave that information to the officers and informed them that she was on her way to the hospital with her family to visit her dying mother.
Ignoring her request, the police became aggressive, demanding that the passenger of the vehicle, Jamal Jones, also provide officers with his ID. Jones was not carrying his ID at the time, because it was taken by police in a recent encounter when he was ticketed for a traffic violation.
Regardless of his reason, passengers of vehicles should not be expected to carry identification at all times. The idea of police being able to ask any person for identification without any reason is a tenant of fascism, which is becoming more and more prevalent in American by the day.
To appease the officers, Jones attempted to give them a recent ticket he received, to prove his identity. However, when he reached for his bag, multiple officers drew their guns on the car, with two young children inside.
At that point, Mahone called 911 to demand a supervisor and her 14-year-old child began recording the incident with his cellphone from the back seat.
“I gave him my license and insurance. I also let him know at the beginning to please hurry up because my mom is about to die,” Mahone told 911.
Meanwhile, the officers began to threaten Jones, using profanity, and demanding that he exit the car. Jones told them that he meant them no harm, and requested to speak with a supervisor.
“You’re going to come out of the car one way or another. You want your kids to see you come out through the window?” the officer barked at Jones.
Terrified, the family remained in the car, hoping that their 911 call for a supervisor would be taken seriously.
After Mahone was off the phone, the officers surrounded the car and asked them to step out another time.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/fam...xrz0ruewj9E.99
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