Black man needs five surgeries after cops accidentially break his face over small amount of weed

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

Black man needs five surgeries after cops accidentially break his face over small amount of weed
Bethania Palma Markus
14 Jul 2015 at 11:22 ET



Officer holds Andrew Lloyd Wiggins' foot up while searching him (Screenshot/Hampton Police Division)Officer holds Andrew Lloyd Wiggins' foot up while searching him (Screenshot/Hampton Police Division

The Hampton Police Division wants everyone to know they’re very sorry about accidents and keen on transparency, which is why they released dascham video of a man falling on his face during a search with 20 seconds of disclaimer text that says just that. It took them two months to release the video.

Andre Lloyd Wiggins, a 59-year-old Army veteran, was pulled over by Hampton, Virginia police on May 14. The video shows him leaned against a van as officers search it. One officer is holding Wiggins’ foot in an attempt to remove his boot. Wiggins, who is handcuffed, can then be seen losing his balance and toppling over.

“[The officer] was shaking his head and he was apologizing to me,” his wife told local news outlet WAVY. “He said he was so sorry about what had happened and he told me that there was a tape recording of the incident, and he also told me that I could get a copy.”

As a result of hitting the ground full force, face first, Wiggins broke his jaw, lost four teeth and nearly bit off his tongue, local WAVY reports. He has had multiple surgeries and can’t speak.


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[jtuck004]

1. Somebody was just telling me how things are getting better for people of color, that we

are on the right path.

Not when one of our fellow citizens is treated like this we aren't.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

17. That person needs his/her head examined. Honestly many white people kill me with that.

They get to tell US when "things are getting better" for us and yet, they are NOT black and don't have to go through this shit. So how the hell would THEY know if things are getting better? They fucking don't!

[niyad]

2. "accidentally"???

[cstanleytech]

5. I watched it and it does not look like the cop forced him to tip over so ya its an accident.

That aside its an accident that was avoidable had the police been more careful when searching him so ya they should pay for the surgery to repair his face as well as some money for pain and suffering, its just the right thing to do.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. You write: "the cop FORCED him to tip over". If someone forces you into an action intentionally...

...it's NOT an accident. This was no accident. This is how black people are treated at the hands of cops on a near-daily basis.

Cut the crap.

No accident!

[Taitertots]

6. I "accidentally" yanked his foot and knocked him over

How is it an "accident"? Was it an "accident" because he only wanted to hurt him a little when he did it?

[Plucketeer]

3. Disgusting

The treatment of this veteran and the reason for his being stopped. I know I'm not playing to the main point of this post, but I'm wondering ----- this poor man's plight or the thousands who have died because of animals like the recent RE-escaped drug kingpin ------ if it's ever gonna be possible to put a price tag on the war on drugs.

[KamaAina]

4. "Accidentally" my Aunt Fanny.

Legalize it. Now.

[rladdi]

7. When will the Black people raise up against the cops? The Blacks will soon

be the Majority and they need to act that way. Get out and vote. Get into key political positions. Its time the Black people act they they are the Majority and not the slaves of the cops or white people.

[lark]

8. Welcome but disagree with your title, sounds like you are promoting revenge.

I totally agree with the rest of what you had to say about maximizing your political impact. I just don't think meeting violence with violence will work as a practical matter when they are so much better armed. Need to make political change so this type of behavior isn't tolerated, aided or abetted by police chiefs and mayors. That's when change will happen and not before.

[craigmatic]

11. Preach

[No Vested Interest]

14. Where will blacks soon be the majority?

I know that there are areas where "minorities", which includes blacks, Hispanics, and Asians either are or will be majorities - ex., parts of California.
Agree that blacks should get out and vote, regularly, and in local and state elections, and that they should run for political office.

[jtuck004]

19. The black folk aren't the ones who need to take action. Those whites who do need to stop hating,

start treating folk with appreciation and respect.

That would pretty well take care of it.

[romanic]

20. Raise up with votes?

Most defintiely.

Raise up with physical retaliation, no way that's what racists and white surpremacists want.

[demigoddess]

9. 59 year old vet!!!

you would think a man that old and a vet could have a small amount of weed without being treated like Jack the Ripper! Doesn't sound like a criminal problem to me!

[McCamy Taylor]

10. This is so sad!

[Darb]

12. OOOPS. Sorry there buddy, I seem to have broken your face.

Why did they handcuff that guy in the first place?

[Dont call me Shirley]

13. Andrew...

Wishing you well and a speedy full recovery!

[Sunlei]

15. oh god the poor man, it will take him years to recover from that.

why were the police going through his car, hand cuffed him and pulling off his boots? was his tail light out?

[Enthusiast]

16. Cops should have to answer for so much as a single unwarranted scratch on a suspect.

[romanic]

21. JFC

This man only had a small bit of weed on him, it wasn't like he was some drug king or whatever. Fuck sakes police. smh