The Sacramento Police Department is facing backlash after a video of a 10-year-old Black girl being handcuffed during a raid in 2022 resurfaced.
Body camera footage from a Sacramento police officer shows the little girl in red and black pajamas being handcuffed while she is crying out for her “mommy.”
The officers were reportedly conducting a probation raid in connection with a stolen car and firearms, according to Sacramento police’s investigation. It’s unclear if the suspect was connected to the home.
In the video, three white male officers bang on the front door and windows and demand the girl open the door. Two of them then pulled on the iron grills on the security door seemingly in an effort to break it off.
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“Listen. We’re gonna kick the door down, and we don’t wanna do that,” one officer says.
The girl appears hesitant but eventually followed their directions.
“I’m a baby,” the girl can be heard saying when she opens the door.
“You’re not a baby if you’re not listening,” one officer replies.
The second officer yells, “Come outside right now. You don’t get to go and hide and turn off the lights. That’s not how this works.”
The teary-eyed girl is immediately handcuffed by one of the officers while the other officer starts to search the home.
“I’m scared, I’m scared, mommy,” she cries. “I’m scared I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what to do.”
The handcuffs were reportedly removed after she informed officers of her age. The girl’s identity was never revealed, but an audit report shows that she was at home with her bedridden grandmother. Her mother said she was working five minutes away from their home, according to…
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