Miami-Dade Police Slapped Man With Down Syndrome

• Have you seen the photos of his brutalized face? He wasn't slapped. He was beaten and he had his colostomy bag ripped out of his body. I'm willing to bet he was embarrassed of his bag and that's why he turned away from them.  Doing what they did to anyone is horrific, to do it to a young man with Down Syndrome? Unconscionable. I want to know who these cops are and what their punishment will be. Hopefully besides prison time they can do community service at the Special Olympics dressed in pinata suits. I hope Gilberto's family receives justice and a whole lot of money.

• For many years police officers has been getting away with doing harm to others, by not thinking before they act, the unjust towards the young men with down syndrome, should not only be top but the officers need to either be removed from the department or be subjected to major counseling on a daily bases we as citizens have rights, but it seems that ethnics have more problems with police then others cause money talks for the rich and not the poor. 

• That was not a slap - that was an assault.  The police officer is an ignorant, uneducated, goon who should be arrested and charged.

• Glenn61 you are an idiot, please do us all a favor and comment on something you actually care about.. filthy animal

• Come for the story, stay for the hate and ignorance.

• Read the article:..... "Only after they had handcuffed him did they realize Powell was mentally challenged, was not capable of understanding our commands" ,,,,ignorance is no excuse for not obeying the law,,,if you're a half-wit then expect to have a less than stellar experience with cops. That's the way the world works, trying to make baby sitters out of police like has been done to teachers, administrators and every government official to make us "feel better" society is the real stupidity.

• Interesting enough, who you may consider mentally disabled the young man that has down syndrome, or the cops who were unable to recognize the obvious.  Look at a picture of the victim, it's obvious - he has down syndrome.  I think the cops are mentally retarded, and you for writing such stupidity! 

• When will it be too much, people? Police brutality, not to mention stupidity, is virtually ubiquitous. Will you wait until you or someone you love is the victim? These pathetic thugs need to get the message in no uncertain terms that, as our employees we demand better than this. When we allow this behavior, we are condoning it. They should be fired, not put on administrative leave with pay. They should be prosecuted by the laws they swore to uphold. They should be convicted and placed in general population with some of the other folks they put there where they can learn a whole new set of social skills!

• Maybe someone should apply for a Federal Grant to institute a program to send social workers out to the homes of Mentally Retarded People and teach them not to act up when confronted by the police. There has been billions wasted on much lesser stupid shit.  Why not include it in the next stimulus rip-off of the treasury / money laundering bill...?

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