Witness says Rep. Ronny Jackson handcuffed and 'briefly detained' during rodeo while trying to assist with medical emergency | CNN Politics
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Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas was handcuffed and placed on the ground face-first by local law enforcement while he was trying to assist a teenage girl in medical distress at a rodeo over the weekend, according to a witness who spoke to CNN.

“He was trying to tell them that he was a doctor and probably trying to tell him who he was, to be honest. And they were screaming that they did not effing care who he was,” she said. “And the next thing I knew, they had him on the ground, grabbed him by the shirt, threw him on the ground, face first into the concrete and had him in cuffs.”

  • deft
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    1 year ago

    there was a study about natural disasters that concluded letting people involved in the problem resolve it was best, outside authority bogged down decision making and their need to establish control over providing support was detrimental to the situation