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<div>Hello Susan,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>I appreciate you sharing your story, unfortunately many of us have similar experiences that are not only limited to law-enforcement, but also with some individuals we come across in our daily activities. Sad to say, these stories are becoming more common, for the blind/disabled community, and why this topic should be discussed at some of our chapter meetings.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Michael </div><div> </div></div><hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1"><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> Home-on-the-Range <home-on-the-range-bounces@nfbnet.org> on behalf of Susan Tabor via Home-on-the-Range <home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 26, 2023 4:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List' <home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Susan Tabor <souljourner@sbcglobal.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Home-on-the-Range] Stories of Police assaults on blind people.<div> </div></font></div><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi, Michael:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much for bringing your voice to this topic. I have often thought about this issue as it relates to disability. I myself had an experience as a teenager with a police officer who was making advances to me at a neighborhood dance. I told my mom who spoke with a police officer our family knew who was immediately dismissive of it, saying that this guy would never do anything like that. End of story, unfortunately.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Susan T.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none; border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Home-on-the-Range <home-on-the-range-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>M.A. Nava via Home-on-the-Range<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 26, 2023 4:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> M.A. Nava <manava@thecanegang.org>; Michael A. Nava <mexnava@msn.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Home-on-the-Range] Stories of Police assaults on blind people.</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in">Hello All,</p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in">Here is a disturbing trend, that seems to be becoming more of a common story for the Blind and disabled individuals. Attached is a file with links to news articles about the experiences of people who are blind and interactions with the police.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in">We all know the story of… On January 10th, 2023, Memphis Tennessee police brutally assaulted a 29-year old black man named<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="spelle">Tyre</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Nichols. This assault led to his death. Once again, police officers sworn to protect the public murdered a black individual. When will this violence end? Especially that this topic is not restricted to Black, Brown etc, people, it also effects the disabled community.</p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in">Please read the articles to be more informed and maybe use it as a discussion point, for future chapter meetings. Because some of us, may have our own stories.</p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in">Michael</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Michael A. Nava</span></b><span style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">(913) 933-2535</span></b><span style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"><a href="mailto:manava@thecanegang.org" style="">manava@thecanegang.org</a></span></b><span style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"><a href="http://www.thecanegang.org" style="">www.thecanegang.org</a></span></b><span style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">The Cane Gang Group</span></b><span style="color: black;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">- The Blind, helping the Blind by Advocating, Educating and Empowering each other in achieving a better quality of life. “know that Disability Rights are Human Rights!”</span></b><span style="color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef" style="">Outlook for iOS</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>