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Arlene Eisen on KPFA Women's Magazine

4/15/2013

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Kate Rafael of KPFA Women's Magazine interviews Arlene Eisen, the principal author of Operation Ghetto Storm.


Click here to listen to the interview.

"Invariably what the families say is 'Why?' "

What initially triggered these deadly encounters, how did they start?

"Nineteen per cent of these killings began with calls to 9-1-1...."
"There's a high percentage--more than a quarter of these people die after --usually a woman-- calls 9-1-1 for help with an emotionally disturbed child or because of domestic abuse.  As mothers and people trying to deal with violence in our households...we are on our own pretty much."

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Shereese Francis, Queens NY, 3/15/12.
Francis had a diagnosed mental illness. When her family called for medical assistance, the police arrived, further upset her and in the process of “subduing her”, beat her, held her face down on the bed, and suffocated her.

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Stephon Watts, Calumet City, IL, 2/1/12.  His family allegedly called 911. Stephon Watts was a 15 year old child with Aspergers Syndrome. Police reported that he lashed out with a kitchen knife. His mother said he had a small harmless pen knife. The police department had been called to this house many times before and had experience in dealing with this emotionally disturbed child.

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Noreen Smith link
7/11/2016 01:38:18 pm

I am the coordinator for a program in Baltimore city, that serves disabled youth involved with or at risk of becoming involved with the juvenile justice system. I am searching for ways to best engage my population of students in a conversation around the current and what seems to be the constant state of unrest in Baltimore City. I am interested in any resources you have available in reference to how mentally ill individuals, more specifically youth up to age 21 have been effected by police brutality that has ended in fatality.

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