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  • permalinkTampa FL man dumped from wheelchair...

    RedRacer

    Posted on: Tue, Feb 12 2008 3:45 PM

    This story is sick!

    Anyone else see the story where a man with a high level sci was dumped out of his wheelchair by sherrifs officers in Hillsboro (Tampa) county Florida? Lucky for the man he was unhurt. If that happened to me or someone with arthritis, likely we would be seriously injuried. Here is a link to the story, including the video:
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  • permalinkRe: Tampa FL man dumped freom wheelchair...

    Celeste

    Posted on: Tue, Feb 12 2008 4:16 PM

     

          I really hope this poor man pressed charges on these cop's, they

          arent fit to be around a dog. And to think they knew this was on film

          and still did this.

  • permalinkRe: Tampa FL man dumped freom wheelchair...

    RedRacer

    Posted on: Tue, Feb 12 2008 4:28 PM

    Below are two links to stories from the incident. The first link is to the story from a Tampa Bay TV station, and the second from the Tampa Tribune newspaper. At the bottom of both stories are comments from readers. Looks like this has stired up a storm, as it should. I suspect many firings, and much legal action will follow.

     

    http://baynews9.com/content/36/2008/2/12/324402.html?title=Controversial+video+puts+sheriff's+office+in+question

    http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/12/deputy-suspended-after-dumping-man-wheelchair/

  • permalinkRe: Tampa FL man dumped freom wheelchair...

    Tim

    Posted on: Tue, Feb 12 2008 4:41 PM

     Daniel blogged about this incident here on Disaboom too. A pretty shocking story!

    If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom. - Frost
  • permalinkRe: Tampa FL man dumped freom wheelchair...

    cudachaser

    Posted on: Tue, Feb 12 2008 4:46 PM

    I just can't imagine a more horrific story, always...we in Florida shock the nation somehow

     

    Joe 

    Joe
  • permalinkRe: Tampa FL man dumped freom wheelchair...

    RedRacer

    Posted on: Tue, Feb 12 2008 4:53 PM

    Tim, Thanks for the link. Glad Daniel blogged about this horrific story.

     

    This is a great opportunity for the DisaBoom Community to shine by raising our voices/keyboards and let it be know that we will not tollerate such treatment of a fellow disbled person.

  • permalinkRe: Tampa FL man dumped freom wheelchair...

    Tim

    Posted on: Tue, Feb 12 2008 4:56 PM

    RedRacer:

    Tim, Thanks for the link. Glad Daniel blogged about this horrific story.

     

    This is a great opportunity for the DisaBoom Community to shine by raising our voices/keyboards and let it be know that we will not tollerate such treatment of a fellow disbled person.

     

     

    Agreed.

     

    I also put the blog on digg.  If you like to promote things that way you might want to give it a push:

     

    http://digg.com/world_news/Quadriplegic_Dumped_From_Wheelchair_By_Sheriff_s_Deputy

     

    If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom. - Frost
  • permalinkRe: Tampa FL man dumped freom wheelchair...

    Tarebaby

    Posted on: Tue, Feb 12 2008 7:07 PM

    Yes i saw that on the news  . I'm really ashame of the officer who drugged that poor man out of his chair. i hope he sews all of the officers that were their .