It’s no secret that police officers have a difficult job.
Though cops are often involved in plenty of wonderful things — like handing out ice cream to the public — in this case, the officer definitely ended up on the wrong side of the law.
Last week, 28-year-old Isiah James parked his car in a handicapped spot and headed to the store. Almost immediately, he was stopped by Sgt. Garry Wilson, angry that James was parked in a clearly-marked disabled spot.
However, he had neglected to note that James’s car was, in fact, marked with a handicapped plate and tag. James, who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, is an army veteran who wears braces on both legs and has brain damage due to injuries sustained in an IED blast.
James, who struggles with sustained walking due to his injuries, invited the officer to run his plates and verify his status. The argument might have ended there if Wilson had accepted the explanation and walked away..
Unfortunately, that’s not what happened. Instead, Wilson continued to question the veteran’s status, growing increasingly angry. That means that James, who was filming the encounter as a precautionary measure, caught it on tape when Wilson took a swing, knocking his camera phone to the ground.
Thanks to that footage, Wilson has now been placed on administrative leave pending review. In the meantime, Isiah James is speaking up on behalf of veterans who struggle with invisible injuries.
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