Former Ald. Dorothy Tillman arrested in Alabama

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Former Chicago alderman and civil rights activist Dorothy Tillman was arrested Sunday in her native Montgomery, Ala., charged with criminal trespassing after a confrontation with hospital officials about her 86-year-old ailing aunt.

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She was charged with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor, Montgomery police Lt. Ron Cook said.

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"They knocked me down on the ground. They knocked my hat off. One of them put his knees on my spine and threatened to Taser me," Tillman said during a telephone interview.

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Tillman had taken her aunt, Mabel Barker, to the emergency room the previous evening. Frustrated by an overnight stay that she said yielded little treatment, Tillman requested the medical records when hospital officials discharged Barker.

Chicago Tribune

This will be an interesting incident to watch. :popcorn:

[leftofcool]

1. 86?

They threw an 86 year old elder to the ground for tresspassing? I hope someone got this on video!

Left of Cool

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2. It wasn't the 86 elder thrown on the ground it was former alderman Tillman and its on video. nt

[leftofcool]

3. I mis-read the first sentence

Still, throwing someone to the ground for tresspassing?

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4. Its Alabama and a person of color didn't obey or stay in their 'place'. nt