Article 5BCKC Black Mom Swarmed & Beaten by Philly Riot Police with Toddler in Car Demands Officers Be Fired

Black Mom Swarmed & Beaten by Philly Riot Police with Toddler in Car Demands Officers Be Fired

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A Black mother who was attacked by a horde of Philadelphia police officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia Young was driving an SUV with her 2-year-old son and teenage nephew on October 27 as the city was engulfed in protest over the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. earlier that day. Officers descended on the vehicle, broke its windows, assaulted and arrested her and separated her from her child. Young's arrest went viral due to a shocking video of the police swarming her vehicle, and after the National Fraternal Order of Police - the country's largest police union - posted a photo of her 2-year-old on social media, falsely claiming he was lost during the violent riots in Philadelphia, wandering around barefoot in an area that was experiencing complete lawlessness." More than a month after the police attack, Rickia Young is demanding the officers involved be fired. The police have not offered an explanation as to why they acted the way they did that night. They responded instead with a police investigation into Rickia," says Kevin Mincey, Rickia Young's attorney.

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