(From left) Family Attorneys Rico Neal, Attorney Ayanna Neal and father Michael Barnard/CNN
2023.08.16 Wed posted at 19:30 JST
(CNN) A 12-year-old black boy in Michigan was briefly detained and handcuffed after he went to take out the trash from his home. Police later apologized, but the boy’s father said the apology was unacceptable.
“I do not accept apologies. There is no reason for my son to be treated that way,” his father, Michael Barnard, told CNN on Thursday.
Mr. Bernard, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, was worried that his son, Tashawn, had gone to take out the garbage and had not returned, so he went out to see what was going on, and Tashawn was handcuffed. and speak.
Tashaun said he was about to return home after leaving his garbage at the collection point when a police car approached him, got out and pulled out his gun.
Barnard said Tashawn was handcuffed and placed in the back seat of a police vehicle. When he asked the police for an explanation, he was told that he would “eventually,” but he insisted, “No, tell me now.” Mr. Tashawn looked frightened.
A video of the scene went viral on social media.
(From left) Family Attorneys Rico Neal, Attorney Ayanna Neal and Father Michael Barnard
Police were looking for a suspected car thief at the time, Lansing Police said in a statement Wednesday. The boy was dressed similarly to the suspect and described being in the same apartment complex where the suspect was seen.
Witnesses said the suspect was wearing fluorescent shorts and a white shirt.
Lansing Police issued a statement on Thursday apologizing to Bernard and his son. Lansing Mayor Andy Shaw also apologized.
Barnard’s lawyers insisted that Mr. Bernard didn’t want an apology but to hold the police officers involved accountable. He said he would look into the incident and decide whether to pursue legal proceedings against the city.
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2023-08-16 10:30:00
