NW today: Crowd protests arrest of mute man

[Brooklyn Red Leg]

June 8, 2011

OLYMPIA – About 100 people came to Tuesday’s Olympia City Council meeting to protest what they say is police brutality in the arrest of a mute man last week. About 30 people signed up to speak, and even more spoke during a public comment session that lasted 90 minutes. They were protesting the treatment of Scott Yoos, who they say was thrown to the ground and arrested late last Wednesday night after discarding a paper towel in a trash bin. His pen and paper were confiscated, rendering him unable to communicate, said Grace Cox, a friend. “Together we are strong, and we demand a community safe from police brutality,” she said. Yoos cannot speak, but he told a reporter in writing that he’s been advised by attorneys that he should “probably save the details for the courtroom.” Yoos was arrested on charges of criminal trespassing and obstructing justice, according to a citation Yoos showed. Yoos wrote that he plans to plead not guilty.

More 'Protect and Serve' goodness. Beat down on a cripple musta made that Cop feel ALL kinds of good.

 

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