Israeli Police Beat an Autistic Boy
Four Israeli Police officers were filmed in Jerusalem yesterday, Wednesday May 22, 2019, beating and arresting an autistic religious Jewish boy, as bystanders pleaded with them to stop, telling them he was mentally disabled. In the video, the officers are seen brutally beating the boy, forcing him to ground and then arresting him, his face covered in blood as he cries: "Mommy, I want to go home." The video was distributed on social media, leading to shock, horror and sharp cr