Areva Martin in Real Time

15-YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD SHOT & KILLED BY SHERIFFS IN CALIFORNIA


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(Air Date 3/14/24) This week bodycam footage was released and showed the gory details of the deadly exchange between a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy and Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old teen on the autism spectrum. This case highlights the lapses in judgment, training, and compassion we are far too often seeing from law enforcement who engage people who are on the spectrum. Marcos Aguilar Jr, of the Special Needs Network, and Dr. Helena Hansen give thor expertise on why this occurrence is more common than it should be, what steps should have been take by both the family and law enforcement, as well as recommendations for improving the systems and protocols that aim to keep people alive.
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