[VIDEO] Police Put Pregnant Woman in Illegal Chokehold
wrestling with her, gets her in a choke hold and then, after, she fights her way out of the choke hold. And then he enters her house without a warrant or permission from her, and then she comes out handcuffed.
Melee apparently broke out and her husband, Moses Miller, and his brother, John Miller, were also carried away in handcuffs. Her daughter saw the whole ordeal.
John was charged with harassment and obstruction of justice, Moses was charged with resisting arrest, and Rosan received a disorderly conduct charges. Reportedly, the officers that put her in an illegal chokehold were not reprimanded. The department promised to give top-to-bottom retraining. See the clip.
After hearing of this story, a few have reacted on Twitter. Check out their responses.
Why was this sister, Rosan Miller, not enough of a human woman to be regarded & treated as such by a white man acting on the state’s behalf.
— Dwayne David Paul I (@DwayneDavidPaul) July 28, 2014
Though #RosanMiller is still alive. She could have been dead. Her unborn baby could have been dead. Chokeholds, like racism, affect BW too. — black exodus | AGH (@_BrothaG) July 28, 2014
Eric Garner last week now Rosan Miller — Dr. X (@TheBlackGuyX) July 28, 2014
The cases of #RosanMiller & #EricGarner are showing us that Black skin negates even the most peaceful of actions.
— The Lion Queen. (@__lionqueen) July 28, 2014
and we don’t mark the fact that Eric Garner was a father/grandfather/husband, nor that Rosan Miller is pregnant in order to play ID politics
— #BaélorMoon (@ashoncrawley) July 28, 2014