'I'm Begging You, Please': NYPD Officers Caught on Video Violently Taking a One-Year-Old Child From His Mother's Arms [Updated]
LatestA truly fucked up and disturbing video of New York Police Department officers ripping a one-year-old child from the arms of his mother and then arresting her has sparked outrage and calls for reform.
Last Friday, 23-year-old Jazmine Headley visited the office of Human Resources Administration in Brooklyn, hoping to get a daycare voucher for son so that she could work as a cleaner. As the office was crowded and no chairs were available, according to witness reports, Headley and her 1-year-old sat on the floor. After security guards told Headley to stand, she refused. At that point, office staff escalated the situation, by first calling a supervisor, and then the police. What followed was captured in a video taken by Nyashia Ferguson. (Warning, it’s incredibly violent and difficult to watch.)
When Ferguson’s video begins, Headley is on the floor, repeatedly screaming “They’re hurting my son, they’re hurting my son!” as she’s surrounded by police officers. Then one officer begins forcefully pulling her one-year-old out of her arms, as stunned and outraged onlookers attempt to intervene. At one point, an officer pulls out a yellow stun gun and waves it around. The video ends with Headley handcuffed and taken out of the room.