The Colorado police officer was so pleased with assaulting the 73-year-old girl that he could not wait to indicate his mates

The newly released video, dated the day of the incident, shows officials in the booking area laughing at the arrest and Garner handcuffed to a bank in a nearby cell, the Denver Post reported. In it, Hopp is still happy about the incident and hears him say: “I can’t believe I threw a 73-year-old on the floor.” Several officers can be seen looking at the footage. One officer says, “I hate that,” and Hopp replies, “This is great” and “I love that.” Another officer calls body cam recordings “live TV” and a “favorite thing”.

“To hear that tone in someone’s voice, to get that tone in your head, it only makes you feel more angry,” Garner’s daughter-in-law Shannon Steward told the Denver Post about the video. The family was disgusted with the officers’ actions. As a result of the arrest, they said, Garner was not only taken to the hospital, but now barely communicates. She currently lives in an assisted living facility because the family no longer believes that she can live safely on her own.

“She didn’t come back like she did before,” said Steward. “It was too much.” For the first time, the family spoke publicly about how Garner still couldn’t tell them what had happened the day they were arrested. When asked about it, she just keeps repeating: “Why did you hurt me?”

Before she was arrested last year, the grandmother of nine lived alone. She was approached by officials on June 26, 2020 after Walmart employees called police to report that she walked out of the store with $ 13 worth of goods, the New York Times reported. Due to her dementia, Garner’s family believe they forgot to pay for the items and had no intention of shoplifting.

The family filed a lawsuit that attracted national attention after the body camera footage was released on April 14th. AAccording to footage of the incident, Hopp found Garner walking home and brought her to the ground within 30 seconds of being contacted. But he didn’t just arrest her when he was handcuffed and taken down: Hopp slipped his shoulder, broke his arm and sprained her wrist. According to the lawsuit, Garner cried repeatedly in pain, to which officials replied, “Are you finished?” During the incident, Garner repeated at least 38 times, “I’m going home,” the lawsuit said. Despite her injuries and bruises, she was not taken to the hospital for at least six hours.

“Your voice doesn’t leave your head,” said Alissa Swartz, Garner’s daughter. “You just hear her say, ‘I’m just going home, I’m just going home.'”

The family reportedly did not know she had been arrested until a nurse at the hospital called them at 11:30 pm. “I just feel like I wasn’t protecting her,” said Swartz. “I wasn’t there to protect you from the police who are supposed to protect you.”

Following the incident, the Loveland Police Department put Hopp on administrative leave and reassigned the second officer identified as Daria Jalali, from administrative tasks to investigations.

During the eighth judicial district announced last week He will investigate whether the officers violated criminal law. Garner’s family does not understand what remains to be investigated. With clear footage of the incident and how the officers treated Garner, they believe the officers should be fired and charged with a crime.

“There are great cops out there and there always will be,” said Swartz. “It’s the ones who aren’t doing their job right. You want to feel this power. “

According to the Loveland Reporter-HeraldDepartment officials said they did not know officers injured Garner until the lawsuit was filed. However, both the on-site officers and the answering sergeant admitted they knew.

The police have not yet commented on the new video.

After Garner’s attorney Sarah Schielke published it on YouTube, she called it “absolutely disgusting” and added that such “videos cannot be invisible or unheard”.

“I’m sorry to have to share it with the public. This will be traumatic and deeply annoying for everyone, ”continued Schielke. “But as is often the case with bad police departments, this seems like the only way to change them,” the lawyer continued. “You have to be suspended. If I did not publish this, the poisonous culture of arrogance and pretension of the Loveland Police along with their terrible abuse of the vulnerable and powerless would continue business as usual. “

The incident sheds light on the continued use of excessive force and police brutality with which this country is grappling. More than ever, accountability is needed to hold officials responsible for bringing us to safety. Garner’s experience is heartbreaking and no one should be treated as it was – especially because he forgot to pay $ 13.88 for groceries or because he had a mental illness.

“You could have brought her home,” said Steward.

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