I'm a female senior citizen who was put in a choke hold by police officer for no reason. In ER floor and I went unconscious for over 2 days.
Husband had been poisoning me and beat me up. Police called. I got to garage where police were sick and in shock and hurt. I was begging for help. After speaking w/ husband they handcuffed me and put me in a squad car. I was wet, freezing, in shock. 67 years old, size 4 and so weak I beat up I could barely stand. They took me to ER where I was handcuffed and sat in a small chair. I could feel myself passing out and slid to floor to protect head as much as possible. Officer P Smith put me in a full choke hold. A patient saw him and started yelling at him to "stop" and he was hurting me and I had done nothing." P Smith then pulled me up by my t-shirt cutting off my wind pipe. He called me names, profanities, as I lay helpless. I awoke to an even greater nightmare. Police reports are incorrect. I did nothing wrong. I'm afraid of the police. None of this would have been known had I not pulled police and medical reports. Police report full of inaccuracies. I need direction.
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