I am currently waiting on a response from Sacramento on several grievances I’ve submitted pertaining to the lack of adequate medical means for incarcerated handicapped persons as per the A.D.A. (Americans with Disabilities Act) Bill passed some ten years ago. Being a paraplegic I am in need of physical therapy and yet receive none. If I am denied at the Sacramento level then I will have no choice but litigation. I will keep the movement abreast of my struggle in full once this last act unfolds.
I was paralyzed by the same police who are sworn to serve and protect the public. I was shot over ten times by at least three different officers armed with AR-15’s and .40 caliber glocks. The reason for this shooting started when I disarmed an officer who was trying to harass and arrest me. I was viewed as armed and dangerous—but if I was truly dangerous I would’ve done away with the officer that I disarmed. I didn’t and because of his bruised ego I was gunned down after a “slow-speed” chase from Golt to Lodi (two small towns in northern California, Lodi being my hometown). As I mentioned earlier I was shot by glock .40’s and AR-15’s. There is a lot more to my story that I haven’t mentioned; if the movement is interested in this comrade’s story I would be happy to share it.
a prisoner in Salinas Valley State Prison, July 05