Support black man brutalized by LMPD!
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On Sept 25, 121 days into the Black-led uprising for justice for Breonna Taylor, after Mayor Greg Fisher and governor Andy Beshear instated a state of emergency in Louisville, KY, two of our dear friends and comrades were brutally attacked by the Louisville Metro Police Department. K and S were participating in a solidarity march, not unlike the marches that had happened nearly every day for 121 days in Louisville, since LMPD murdered Breonna Taylor while she was sleeping in her apartment. Our friend S, a Black man, was beaten so badly by LMPD that he had to get stitches. Our other comrade, K, a Mexican woman, had her elbow and hands injured LMPD and was left untreated in jail. K was held for 13 hours after posting bail, and they increased her bail after it was paid. S was held for a full 48 hours and they kept telling him that his bail was not posted when it had been, and left him detained for much longer than necessary. After her release and trying to recuperate from her arrest, K went to Urgent Care and was given X-rays and referred for to a hand specialist . Both are being charged with felonies which will impact their ability to work and live, especially during a pandemic.
K and S's story is symbolic of every person of color's struggle. Both were brutally beaten by police to the point where they feared for each other's lives. Police are always more violent when arresting Black people, and are actively murdering them in the streets in this country and in Louisville. S, whose father was murdered by police, literally had to fight for his life to survive. Both were treated with cruel and unusual punishment in the carceral system and had III%er C.O.s (a white supremacist militia) and police threatening and harassing them in holding. K’s injuries were completely ignored by police, and when she later went to get treatment, she was treated horribly in the hospital, experiencing racism throughout the entire process, including medical racism when seeking treatment for injuries inflicted by the police. This is the grim reality that people of color, especially those who stand up against injustice and murderer cops face daily in this country.
Donations will go to K and S’s medical bills as well as supporting their survival for the next several months, such as legal and living expenses.
K and S's story is symbolic of every person of color's struggle. Both were brutally beaten by police to the point where they feared for each other's lives. Police are always more violent when arresting Black people, and are actively murdering them in the streets in this country and in Louisville. S, whose father was murdered by police, literally had to fight for his life to survive. Both were treated with cruel and unusual punishment in the carceral system and had III%er C.O.s (a white supremacist militia) and police threatening and harassing them in holding. K’s injuries were completely ignored by police, and when she later went to get treatment, she was treated horribly in the hospital, experiencing racism throughout the entire process, including medical racism when seeking treatment for injuries inflicted by the police. This is the grim reality that people of color, especially those who stand up against injustice and murderer cops face daily in this country.
Donations will go to K and S’s medical bills as well as supporting their survival for the next several months, such as legal and living expenses.
Organizer
Conrad Fish
Organizer
Louisville, KY