The Cincinnati Police Department is under scrutiny for using a Taser on an 11-year-old girl.
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The Cincinnati Police Department is under intense scrutiny after an off-duty police officer used a Taser on an 11-year old black girl, prompting allegations of excessive force and raising new concerns about how the department uses Tasers.
The incident happened at a local grocery store on Monday. According to local reports, off-duty police officer Kevin Brown was working as a security guard at the store and suspected 11 year-old Donesha Gowdy of shoplifting. The police department noted that she was seen placing food into a backpack and did not stop when Brown approached her as she left the store. Brown then fired his Taser, striking the girl in the back.
The girl was arrested for “theft and obstructing official business” and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. On Wednesday evening, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranely announced that charges against the girl had been dropped.
In interviews with news outlets on Wednesday, Gowdy […]
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