New York police forcibly took the child from the mother: the city will pay the victim $ 625 thousand

The conflict occurred at the Brooklyn Human Resources Office. The child was literally pulled out of the mother’s hands. This, according to the lawsuit, humiliated them, forcing them to experience a “traumatic and violent experience,” the newspaper writes. CBS News.

What happened

In December 2018, 24-year-old Jazmin Headley came to the office of the city administration for human resources management (HRA). She needed to renew a kindergarten voucher.

A security officer, according to witness Nyashia Ferguson, provoked a conflict because Headley was sitting on the floor. The woman’s family explained that she was forced to sit on the floor because there were no chairs in the crowded office, and she spent almost four hours in line.

Ferguson added that the conflict developed like this: a guard came up from a young mother and said that she could not sit here and that she would have to get up. To which she said that she was not going to stand, since she had a small child in her arms. She also asked what crime she commits in this case, what she did wrong. The situation gradually worsened, and the guard called the police.

After the arrival of the police, the woman was on the floor, lying face up. She was holding her 18-month-old son in her arms, while law enforcement officers tried to take him away from her mother.

On the subject: In Brooklyn, a smart cop saved a mother with a child from suicide

At some point, the officer pulled out a stun gun and aimed it at people in an angry crowd who wanted to intervene in the conflict. This is recorded on a video that has scattered all over the Internet.

Headley was eventually arrested. She spent four days in jail before Brooklyn County Attorney Eric Gonzalez dropped the charges. In particular, she was accused of obstructing the work of the state administration, resisting arrest, creating a threat to the welfare of the child and penetration into the country.

The incident, filmed on video, caused a sensation and indignation among the public. People claimed that this testifies to how social recipients are treated in New York.

Conflict Resolution

To resolve this conflict, the city will pay the woman $ 625, CBS News reported. The city’s authorities apologize and hope that the settlement will help Headley and her family forget about the unpleasant situation.

TRUTH to POWER- “Youll never know or be able to relate to the pain I felt that day.” Jazmine Headley tells the City Council of NYPD violently ripping her 1 y / o from her while trying to renew childcare. Demands better treatment for all. Gets standing ovation.pic.twitter.com/XPBFOq5Zji

- Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) 19 fierce 2019 p.

“Miss Headley came to town for help, and we didn’t treat her with dignity and respect as she deserved,” the office said. “While this injustice should never have happened, it got us thinking about how we are treating the most vulnerable and prompted us to reform human resource centers across the city.”

Lisa Schreibersdorf, executive director of Brooklyn Defense Services, who represented Headley, said they were "happy" with the settlement. “I am very pleased that Ms. Headley will receive recognition from New York City for the extent of their wrongdoing on this issue,” Schreibersdorf said.

She also expressed the hope that this recognition will change the attitude towards people who are trying to access the help and services that “they need and deserve.”

Gonzalez, in turn, said that he was “terrified of the violence depicted in the video,” and added that the situation should have been approached differently.

The lawsuit claimed that the child received physical, mental and other injuries and that Hadley’s name and image would forever be associated with this “traumatic and violent experience.”

As ForumDaily New York wrote earlier:

• New York City Administration Offers wide range of social programs. Earlier we wrote about which of them residents of the city can apply for.
• New York City’s authorities are helping all immigrants living in the city get medical help. ForumDaily New York told you what you need to know to get inexpensive medical insurance, and how to save on medical services if you do not have insurance.
• New York is a multicultural city, and to live in it was comfortable, everyone here adheres to certain rules and principles. Earlier we wrote about 33 New York City Rules to Avoid.