"Shaquille Coleman expressed the difficulty of discussing his situation, stating, 'It's hard to talk about. It's hard to even grasp the situation because I didn't think nothing like that would happen to me.'"
"The bodycam video showed San Leandro police handcuffing Coleman and violently detaining him, with Officer Suzanne Mann telling him after the drive, 'All right, sir. You can grab your stuff and take off, man.'"
"Coleman revealed his current struggles, saying, 'The thing is I got stabbed like two nights ago,' and mentioned he received 'sixty-three stitches' from the injury."
Shaquille Coleman, a homeless man, was violently detained by San Leandro police and dumped seven miles away in Oakland without committing any crime. Bodycam footage revealed the incident, leading to public outrage and calls for the lieutenant involved to be fired. Coleman, who has faced significant hardships including losing an eye in a shooting and recent stabbing injuries, is now living on the streets of the Tenderloin. The police's actions have sparked controversy and highlighted issues surrounding the treatment of homeless individuals.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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