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| - POLICE BRUTALITY. This is a warning to anyone living in, or visiting, North Olmsted, Ohio. And if you or someone you care about, is less resilient because of a weakened immune system or mental, emotional, or physical condition, and would find it difficult---or impossible---to recover from unwarranted unrelenting vicious irrational verbally-threatening brutality from a police officer, be particularly careful. You could find yourself being arrested, hospitalized, institutionalized, treated for a set-back, dying on the spot, or even taking your own life. I'm very serious. Especially vulnerable are those:
who are veterans of foreign wars or conflicts. . .
suffering from PTSD (war veteran, firefighter,
police officer, or crime victim) . . . having a mental
or physical disability, mental illness, autism,
ADD, ADHD, Alzheimer's . . . having experienced
a recent death of a loved one, loss of a job, loss
of finances or home . . . living through a serious
illness, such as cancer, on potent meds, or
recovering from surgery . . . having an introverted,
shy, more delicate nature . . . who are elderly (I'm
over 60, but that didn't stop these ruthless NOPD
thugs from brutalizing me.)
Very briefly, in an unwarranted verbally abusive screaming attack that lasted nearly 5 minutes, I was threatened with arrest at least three times. Stunned, confused, when I tried to ask what I had done, or whenever the two officers questioned me, any time I tried to speak I was immediately cut off. I didn't dare just walk away, fearing I'd be hand-cuffed or tasered. Even after pleading with one to stop, and managing to get my words out without stopping---that I'd had recent heart attacks---it didn't end. The second officer took over.
As soon as they realized that their unjustified verbal brutality was based solely on what would turn out to be their own astonishing stupidity in hanging a police tape BACKWARDS, so all I saw was BLANK tape, no words, one embarrassed officer tried joking about it, but in a very sadistic way. If he thought I'd laugh, still numb and dizzy from the ordeal, I suddenly began to shake involuntarily. It wasn't normal shaking, but broad slow movements, like some strange swaying dance. I had to hold my arms out to keep myself from falling. (This was witnessed by at least that one officer, an EMS attendant, and maybe a dozen shoppers too shocked or afraid to intervene, because the few words I spoke would have been inaudible.) I said this had never happened to me, but that didn't stop them from totally ignoring it. None of the three insisted that I have my vitals checked, but let me walk to my car without help. At the time, I didn't know what that shaking was, but they SURE-AS-HELL did. Despicable and inexcusable negligence.
I called my cardiologist's office to confirm that he would be in if the stress level didn't subside. The next day I went online but couldn't find anything under shaking that described what I had experienced. Determined, I tried again a few weeks later, and found it. I was having "tremors". This was serious, and not something to ignore. It can be brought on by some diseases, extreme stress, or a STROKE. Since I had no other stroke symptoms, I'm hoping it was stress that caused it.
Because I didn't want any other unsuspecting innocent person going through what I did, I wrote a detailed report---including word-for-word threats and LIES, too---of this hellish encounter that took place just before Christmas 2013. I handed two addressed copies to front desk employees at the NOPD for Chief JAMIE GALLAGHER and Lieutenant ROBERT FLYNN, and one to North Olmsted City Hall, for Mayor KEVIN KENNEDY. I wasn't expecting a response from the mayor, but expected an apology from the NOPD. That was over 4 months ago, and not a single word. What happened to me might not be significant to them, but I'm sure it would be to others, as a warning.
What prompted me to write this review was Saturday's graphic, very sad, difficult-to-watch WWII in HD series on the History Channel, and Sunday's 60 Minute segment on those poor veterans suffering from PTSD. Some readers might have relatives who served our country, protected others, or may have themselves. My most sincere Thank You. To think of this happening to any veteran visting a mall in suburban USA, looking forward to some holiday shopping, then being viciously ambushed and brutalized like I was, would enrage me.
I'm not on Facebook, but would consider it just to have my comprehensive and disturbing report available for others to read. Until then, since the NOPD feels my tremors resulting from unjustifed verbal brutality by two of their officers aren't worthy of an apology, I'll do my best to alert others with this review, and mailing copies of the report to the SUN NEWS and Senior Centers.
Wishing you all a safe and happy Memorial Day.
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