«Who gives a fuck if that pavement ape was in a wheelchair, I thought the whole idea behind people that are handicap as they don't want to be treated any different, fuck that goddamn stupid loud mouth monkey he ain't laughing too hard now»
Video of Louisiana officers arresting black man in wheelchair raises concerns
Video shows Lake Charles police officers forcefully detaining a man in a wheelchair on Ryan Street near West Claude around 1 a.m. Sunday.
In the clip, officers are seen pulling the man from his chair during the arrest, drawing concern from people online.
“We received a phone call from a member of the public complaining that people were in the parking lot and they were being loud, disruptive, and disturbing them. We gave them multiple warnings to tone it down and to leave,” Lake Charles Police Chief Caldwell said.
“The person who was the most disruptive happened to be the gentleman in the wheelchair. They chose to be disruptive, and at that point, we decided he was going to be taken into custody,” Caldwell said.
In the video, you can hear and see Laday and officers exchanging taunts as the officers tell Lady and others to leave the area.
Tyler Laday, the man arrested during the incident, said they were walking away after being told to leave the scene, but then remarks were made on both sides, causing the incident to escalate.
“They walked up to us, he asked us, ‘Could y’all leave this park because y’all were trespassing.’ We started walking off, he was like, ‘Put your hands behind your back.’ How do you expect me to put my hands behind my back? I’m in a wheelchair,’“ Laday said.
“I said, ‘Put my cuffs in my front.’ I say, ‘No, I’m not putting my hands behind my back.’ So when I said that, he grabbed me, threw me on the ground, twisted me up, put my hands behind my back, and put me in cuffs,” Laday said.
«Just to be clear, in this particular case Billy club above the waist only, otherwise you are just wasting energy.»
«Freedom of speech does not include offending, insulting, or committing crimes like cavemen...»
«What's the problem? He might not be able to walk, but he's got a big, arrogant mouth. Reason enough to lock him up.»
«Probably got paralyzed by a rival gang member.
I wonder how much taxpayer dollars is spent keeping the groid moving?»
«all public servants involved need to be financially liquidated, fired, no paid time off, pension revoked, cop cert revoked, and a long life ending jail sentence»
«I would've just finished the job with the other half of his body.»
«He gave them plenty of warning , but as we all know chimps don't be listening.»
«hahaha cop said you can't stand out here and cuss to a guy in a wheelchair LOL»
«You can't reason with them. Just shoot them all officer. We dint see nuffin.......»
