Disability and Policing: Leroy Duffie (double amputee, black) and the #CultOfCompliance
A double amputee (legs) not matching the description of a robbery suspect was told by police to get out of the car with his hands up. 8th Circuit Court has reversed a district court granting “qualified immunity” to the police in question. I’m going to be referring to this case a lot as it embodies…