Phoenix Approves $5M Settlement in Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Case. Cops Murdered Black Man in Public; Snapped his Handcuffed Arms Over his Head, Sat on his Head and Held Him Down, Suffocating Him
COPS SEIZED UPON THE HOMELESS BLACK MAN B/C HE WAS TRYING TO USE THE BATHROOM AT A COMMUNITY CENTER AND HE HAD HIS SMALL DOG W/HIM. AFTER GRANTING HIM PERMISSION TO USE THE TOILET THEY ARRESTED HIM FOR HAVING AN OUTSTANDING MISDEMEANOR WARRANT FOR MARIJUANA PIPE POSSESSION (THEY DISCOVERED THE WARRANT WHILE WAITING FOR HIM TO URINATE). SAID ARREST MAY SEEM PETTY AND THEREFORE AVOIDABLE BUT IT IS A MOST NECESSARY CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING A LEGAL SYSTEM BASED ON PHYSICAL COERCION (YES MEANING VIOLENCE) AND OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITY. EVERY LAW OR ORDER FROM AUTHORITIES IS A COMMAND BACKED BY THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THOSE WHO DO NOT COMPLY. [MORE]
From [HERE] Phoenix, Arizona officials agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit over the January 2017 death of a Black man during an arrest attempt in which he cried out that he couldn’t breathe as officers held him down.
The 7-2 vote by the City Council ends the lawsuit by the sister of Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin, who was homeless and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia.
“Although they (city officials) didn’t acknowledge any specific kind of wrongdoing, the settlement makes a strong statement — and for that reason, I am happy we could move forward,” said Muhaymin’s sister, Mussallina Muhaymin.
On January 4th, 2017, Muhammad Muhaymin Jr. was stopped by police for attempting to use a public restroom accompanied by his service dog, a chihuahua named Chiquita. Muhammad was non-violent and non-confrontational, yet at least four officers from the Phoenix Police Department ripped his dog from his arms, got on top of him, seriously injured him, and finally choked him to death as he cried out “I can’t breathe!”.
Video evidence of the incident shows the officers torturing Muhammad. They snapped his handcuffed arms over his head—tearing ligaments and causing extraordinary pain. They suffocated him, sitting on his head and holding him down while he begged them to stop until his body grew limp and he died pressed into the concrete. [MORE]
The Phoenix Police Department officers’ own body cam footage clearly shows their use of excessive and deadly force on Mohammad. Two medical examiners, including a Maricopa County Medical Examiner, ruled Muhammad’s death a homicide.
Court records say Muhammad Muhaymin died after multiple police officers allegedly twice put their weight on his body, including after Muhaymin was restrained. [MORE]