In a scene reminiscent of the recent McKinney Texas pool party, a black family was arrested by police at Fairfield Aquatic Center in Fairfield Ohio. The arrests included a pregnant woman and a 12 year old girl who was allegedly slammed against a police car. The family was charged with disorderly conduct, assault, and resisting arrest. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
“The police say they were just doing their jobs—and besides, the 12-year-old attacked them. But a 911 call by a pool employee reveals concerns over race.
Krystal Dixon dropped off her kids and nieces and nephews at the Fairfield, Ohio, pool just as she’d done many times before. Not a half-hour later, the family was being rushed to the hospital after a violent altercation with local police.
The incident started so small. When one child didn’t have swimming trunks, staff demanded the family leave.
Even though Dixon, pregnant and 33, said she had a swimsuit for the child, workers at the Fairfield Aquatic Center—about 25 miles north of Cincinnati—said it was too late.”
Read more here: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/16/white-cop-grabs-black-tween-by-her-neck-and-slams-her-against-his-squad-car.html
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