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Don't Shoot, I'm Disabled

Hundreds of people are killed by the police in the US each year. Much of the media attention has been on the race of victims but a large number of those killed have a disability.

Hundreds of people are killed by the police in the US each year. Much of the media attention has been on the race of victims, but there is another disturbing pattern to the deaths. A large number of those killed in interactions with police have a disability. Many of the dead had been living with a serious mental illness, learning difficulties or a physical disability. North America Correspondent Aleem Maqbool has been investigating some shocking recent incidents.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 25 Oct 201823:30GMT

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RoleContributor
ReporterAleem Maqbool

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