{"id":3175,"date":"2020-12-20T14:03:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T14:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2020\/12\/20\/black-mom-swarmed-beaten-by-philly-riot-police-with-toddler-in-car-demands-officers-be-fired-2\/"},"modified":"2020-12-20T14:03:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T14:03:38","slug":"black-mom-swarmed-beaten-by-philly-riot-police-with-toddler-in-car-demands-officers-be-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/20\/black-mom-swarmed-beaten-by-philly-riot-police-with-toddler-in-car-demands-officers-be-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Mom Swarmed &amp; Beaten by Philly Riot Police with Toddler in Car Demands Officers Be Fired"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ccb_single_video_player \" data-controls=\"1\" data-autohide=\"1\" data-fs=\"1\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-color=\"red\" data-iv_load_policy=\"3\" data-modestbranding=\"1\" data-rel=\"0\" data-showinfo=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-disablekb=\"0\" data-nocookie=\"1\" data-aspect_ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"640\" data-video_position=\"above-content\" data-volume=\"100\" data-video_id=\"evMlDq1Qnis\" style=\"width:640px; height:360px; max-width:100%;\"><!-- player container --><\/div>\n<p>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&#8217;s arrest went viral due to a shocking video of the police swarming her vehicle, and after the National Fraternal Order of Police \u2014 the country&#8217;s largest police union \u2014 posted a photo of her 2-year-old on social media, falsely claiming he &#8220;was lost during the violent riots in Philadelphia, wandering around barefoot in an area that was experiencing complete lawlessness.&#8221; More than a month after the police attack, Rickia Young is demanding the officers involved be fired. &#8220;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,&#8221; says Kevin Mincey, Rickia Young&#8217;s attorney.<\/p>\n<p>#DemocracyNow<\/p>\n<p>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 href=\"https:\/\/democracynow.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/democracynow.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: <a href=\"https:\/\/democracynow.org\/donate\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/democracynow.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! 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