Oklahoma State Troopers Allegedly Beat Up on Deaf Man for Seven Minutes Because He Didn’t Comply

Pearl Pearson is accused of fleeing the scene of
a car accident in Oklahoma City, but the police who pursued him are
accused of brutalizing the deaf man for not following their orders.

Via KFOR:

Late Tuesday Pearl’s attorney, Billy Coyle,
says “My client is completely innocent of these
allegations. We are waiting on the OHP report and we are
sorting  through the facts of the case. My client is
profoundly deaf and was trying to give officers his specialty
license during the stop”.

He says his client, a deaf man, was brutalized at the scene, at the
hospital and continued at the jail.

One neighbor said the incident is a misunderstanding by troopers
that went too far.

“I know they do dangerous jobs and they put their lives on the
line, but that is over the top,” Sacia Law said.  “It’s
completely unacceptable. Seven minutes of just basically beating
someone?”

“Dangerous job” is a relative term, but as Radley Balko noted
in his
inaugural Washington Post column,  “the job of
police officer is getting safer. Last year saw the fewest
gun-related homicides of police officers since the 19th
century. Assaults on cops are dropping, too. “

State police say Pearson’s case is in the DA’s office, while his
 arrest is being reviewed “administratively.” Two of the
police officers have been suspended with pay.