Daily Kos: Brew Pub Owner/Vet Oakland Cops Almost Killed+Video of Beating & Sister's interview (UPDA
Daily Kos: Brew Pub Owner/Vet Oakland Cops Almost Killed+Video of Beating & Sister's interview (UPDATEDx3)
So not only did the Oakland Police unlawfully and unnecessarily brutalize a former Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran, but they also assaulted a small business owner. A man who is a "job creator" and entrepreneur, and a veteran who served his country as an Army Ranger in war. That's the person they chose to gang up on and beat for no reason, and then deny him medical care that could have led to his death.
Sabeghi is a former Army [R]anger who served two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sabeghi's sister Shoole Sabeghi said her brother dedicated his life to serving his country and that he did not deserve the treatment he received Wednesday night.
Before he went into surgery, Sabeghi told his sister that he was walking to his home near Frank Ogawa Plaza when he was stopped by police, hit in the abdomen four times and then arrested and taken to jail where he could not receive medical treatment.
"I am absolutely furious," [Sabeghi's sister Shoole Sabeghi] said. "I'm absolutely furious at the way they treated my little brother. I'm so mad. They hurt him and then they refused to help him."
Sabeghi underwent surgery at Highland for about two hours. [...]
"At one point he asked for assistance and they told him to stop taking heroin," Sabeghi said. "Another time they told him he was an alcholic and a diabetic, neither of which are true."
That the police would mock this man, accuse him of being a heroin addict and an alcoholic and nearly allow him to die because they refused to offer the medical attention he desperately needed is repulsive and outrageous. The inhumanity they displayed to a peaceful American citizen on his way home, a tax payer, a small business owner and a veteran is beyond comprehension. Perhaps because his name is Iranian, which would have suggested he was of Middle eastern descent, they felt he deserved a beating. If so, that would add a racial element to this incident as well.
This is not being reported, as far as I can see on CNN, and I think it is a very important story.
So not only did the Oakland Police unlawfully and unnecessarily brutalize a former Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran, but they also assaulted a small business owner. A man who is a "job creator" and entrepreneur, and a veteran who served his country as an Army Ranger in war. That's the person they chose to gang up on and beat for no reason, and then deny him medical care that could have led to his death.
Sabeghi is a former Army [R]anger who served two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sabeghi's sister Shoole Sabeghi said her brother dedicated his life to serving his country and that he did not deserve the treatment he received Wednesday night.
Before he went into surgery, Sabeghi told his sister that he was walking to his home near Frank Ogawa Plaza when he was stopped by police, hit in the abdomen four times and then arrested and taken to jail where he could not receive medical treatment.
"I am absolutely furious," [Sabeghi's sister Shoole Sabeghi] said. "I'm absolutely furious at the way they treated my little brother. I'm so mad. They hurt him and then they refused to help him."
Sabeghi underwent surgery at Highland for about two hours. [...]
"At one point he asked for assistance and they told him to stop taking heroin," Sabeghi said. "Another time they told him he was an alcholic and a diabetic, neither of which are true."
That the police would mock this man, accuse him of being a heroin addict and an alcoholic and nearly allow him to die because they refused to offer the medical attention he desperately needed is repulsive and outrageous. The inhumanity they displayed to a peaceful American citizen on his way home, a tax payer, a small business owner and a veteran is beyond comprehension. Perhaps because his name is Iranian, which would have suggested he was of Middle eastern descent, they felt he deserved a beating. If so, that would add a racial element to this incident as well.
This is not being reported, as far as I can see on CNN, and I think it is a very important story.