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Death Of Tanisha Anderson, Mentally Ill Woman In Police Custody, Ruled A Homicide
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#BREAKING: Tanisha Anderson's death ruled homicide by Medical Examiner http://5.wews.com/GHKOv
11:08 AM - 2 Jan 2015
Police have said that Anderson began to struggle with officers who were attempting to escort her to a police car, before she suddenly and inexplicably became limp. The woman’s family, however, told Northeast Ohio Media Group that an officer performed a “takedown move” on Anderson, roughly wrestling with the woman before putting his knee on her back as she lay prone on the ground.
According to Friday’s medical examiner’s office report, Anderson suffered a “sudden death associated with physical restraint,” per WKYC-TV.
In the months since her death, Anderson has become a symbol in the ongoing conversation about police brutality in America, sparked last year by the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and others.
On Friday, Anderson’s family released a statement “demand[ing] justice for Tanisha, a thorough criminal investigation and an independent prosecutor that results in accountability by the police officers and the Cleveland Police Department,” per WOIO.
Just last month, the Justice Department released a report accusing the Cleveland police of using excessive or unnecessary force at a “significant rate,” per CNN. The report -- the result of a two-year investigation -- added that officers were also found to have used excessive force on those "who are mentally ill or in crisis.”
According to Friday’s medical examiner’s office report, Anderson suffered a “sudden death associated with physical restraint,” per WKYC-TV.
In the months since her death, Anderson has become a symbol in the ongoing conversation about police brutality in America, sparked last year by the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and others.
On Friday, Anderson’s family released a statement “demand[ing] justice for Tanisha, a thorough criminal investigation and an independent prosecutor that results in accountability by the police officers and the Cleveland Police Department,” per WOIO.
Just last month, the Justice Department released a report accusing the Cleveland police of using excessive or unnecessary force at a “significant rate,” per CNN. The report -- the result of a two-year investigation -- added that officers were also found to have used excessive force on those "who are mentally ill or in crisis.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/02/tanisha-anderson-death_n_6407656.html
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unless absolutely in self defense, you have NO redeeming qualities whatsoever.
You are one of the lowest life forms - like child molesters and human traffickers.
You prey on the least of these.
Very sad.
Hope the family gets justice for Tanisha 
was she overweight? did she move towards the officer? was she armed with a toy gun or a bottle of pills? did she not become totally submissive and obey every command? did she look at the officers cross eyed? Police are very delicate and sensitive, don't you know.
I'm sure she will be found responsible for her own death. Lovely young woman. Too bad she got in the way of a police officer just doing his job... 
Tanisha Anderson
