This Mom Took Extreme Measures To Protect Her Autistic Son From Police Brutality (TWEET/VIDEO)

A mother in the city of Henderson, Nevada has taken extreme measures to protect her autistic son from police brutality. Judy McKim has painted her house with warnings to the police. The largest one, on the garage, reads:

“Autistic man lives here. Cops no excuse.”

A sign staked into a flower pot near the sidewalk reads:

“An autistic man lives here. He does not know what a cop is or what a gun is. He makes loud noises. He will not hurt u! He does not understand words or commands!!! Oh yes! He is black too.”

McKim says she posted the signs after her 28-year-old autistic son, Zachary, was assaulted by police. According to McKim, a friend called the police after seeing her son in a “rage.” The police arrived at her home and pinned her son to the ground to restrain him.

McKim said,

“He is in a diaper, along with the pacifier, and the cops are kneeling on my son and one of them reaches for his gun because Zach was fighting for his life.”

The police report of the incident makes no mention of the officers ever touching Zachary. The police took Zachary to the hospital, where he was held for two days. No charges were filed against him.

McKim, who adopted Zachary when he was two days old, said she does not like publicizing her family’s life, but she feels she has no other choice. She said,

“I don’t like doing this. I’m embarrassed. I’m embarrassed that everyone knows, I’m embarrassed that I’m on TV. I’m embarrassed that you guys are seeing my life, but that’s reality.”

People of color are not the only victims of police brutality. Disabled people and their caretakers are victims as well.

Last month, a police officer in Miami shot Charles Kinsey, a behavioral therapist who was caring for a man with autism. The president of the county police association claimed the officer was trying to shoot the unarmed autistic patient, who he thought was dangerous, and shot Kinsey by mistake.

More recently, a North Carolina state trooper shot an unarmed deaf man, Daniel Harris, after pulling him over for speeding. According to witnesses of the incident, Harris attempted to communicate with the officers in sign language, and was shot “almost immediately” after getting out of his car.

Featured image from Twitter.