By Viviane Faver

Allentown, Pennsylvania –  Cops were filmed Saturday night, restraining a man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital. One cop used his elbow on the man’s neck to restrain him before switching to his knee.

The case is being investigated, and according to the statement, cops were outside the hospital for an unrelated situation when they saw a guy staggering in the street, vomiting, and stopping in the driveway of the ER. 

Police say the hospital staff and officers interacted with the man, who started to yell and spit at them. The man was “non-compliant, which required officers to restrain.”

 

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The video was released on various social media and caught the attention of groups like Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley, who demanded answers from the police. By late Saturday, a protest was organized in front of the police station.

“People think that it couldn’t happen here and it has been happening, and it happened yesterday. So enough is enough”, said Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley leader Justin Parker.

The video drew more attention to remembering the same police violence in the George Floyd case. And it was even posted on twitter by Floyd’s lawyer, Ben Crump:

“@AllentownPolice held down this man’s face to the pavement and then one of its officers placed their knee on his neck!! This happened yesterday and is exactly what led to #GeorgeFloyd’s death. We need this officer’s name and badge # NOW. #ICantBreathe.”