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Don’t Call the Cops. Especially if Your Loved Ones Are Old, Disabled or Have Special Needs
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2020
by John W. Whitehead
published in Criminal Legal News
January, 2021, page 16
by John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute – Commentary
“Anyone who cares for someone with a developmental disability, as well as for disabled people themselves [lives] every day in fear that their behavior will be misconstrued as suspicious, intoxicated or hostile by law enforcement.”
—Steve Silberman, The New York ...
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