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i represented the family
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of david silva who died
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as a result of being asphyxiated by
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deputies from the kern county sheriff’s
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office and officers from the
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california highway patrol david was
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asleep
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in front of a hospital one night
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and he was asked to move across the
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street by the security guard who was
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patrolling the hospital
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and at that point the security card
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called the police to let them know that
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this man
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was asleep on the street and when the
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deputies and officers
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showed up they aggressively woke him up
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startled him and then proceeded to get
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on top of him
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while they had him handcuffed and in a
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hobble
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and applied pressure to his back for a
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continuous period of time they also
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put their canine dog on him and hit him
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with batons
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while this was all occurring and he
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eventually died as a result of that
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encounter
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this was a tragic case and especially
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tragic because
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it was filmed or witnessed by folks who
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were across the hospital on their cell
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phone cameras
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and the night of the incident deputies
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from the sheriff’s office went to their
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homes and confiscated the videos
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the videos then went missing
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and fortunately there was video from a
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nearby apartment complex that showed
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exactly what happened
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which happened to contradict what the
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officers
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said in their statements after this all
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occurred
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so this was a really important case for
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me because
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we got to really obtain justice for the
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family
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and make sure that we made a loud and
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clear statement
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to the sheriff’s office and the highway
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patrol that this is not the type of
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policing that we want in our community
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and so we believe that it has resulted
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in better training
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which ultimately results in more safety
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for citizens of that
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county