Black Mom Swarmed Beaten by Philly Riot Police with Toddler in Car Demands Officers Be Fired

A Black mother who was attacked by a horde of Philadelphia police officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience Rickia Young was driving an SUV with her 2-year-old son and teenage nephew on October 27 as the city was engulfed in protest over the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr earlier that day Officers descended on the vehicle broke its windows assaulted and arrested her and separated her from her child Young's arrest went viral due to a shocking video of the police swarming her vehicle and after the National Fraternal Order of Police the country's largest police union posted a photo of her 2-year-old on social media falsely claiming he was lost during the violent riots in Philadelphia wandering around barefoot in an area that was experiencing complete lawlessness More than a month after the police attack Rickia Young is demanding the officers involved be fired The police have not offered an explanation as to why they acted the way they did that night They responded instead with a police investigation into Rickia says Kevin Mincey Rickia Young's attorney DemocracyNow Democracy Now is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1 400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET a https 3A 2F 2Fdemocracynow org a Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now today a https 3A 2F 2Fdemocracynow org a donate FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW ONLINE YouTube a http 3A 2F 2Fyoutube com 2Fdemocracynow a Facebook a http 3A 2F 2Ffacebook com 2Fdemocracynow a Twitter a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fdemocracynow a Instagram a http 3A 2F 2Finstagram com 2Fdemocracynow a SoundCloud a http 3A 2F 2Fsoundcloud com 2Fdemocracynow a iTunes a https 3A 2F 2Fitunes apple com 2Fpodcast 2Fdemocracy-now 21-audio 2Fid73802554 a Daily Email Digest a https 3A 2F 2Fdemocracynow org a subscribe

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