Iran Press/ America: Steven Banks, the commissioner of the city's Department of Social Services, said that the two peace officers have been suspended without pay, after they were initially placed on modified duty.
The peace officers with the Human Resources Administration (HRA), which is a division of the Department of Social Services, had called police after 23-year-old Jazmine Headley sat on the floor of a social services office in Brooklyn during a four-hour wait. The officers called police after Headley got into a dispute with the officers, and the situation escalated, Associated Press reported.
Police were called when Headley refused a security guard's order to leave. She ended up lying face-up on the floor during a tug of war over her 18-month-old son.
NYPD said a preliminary review showed the incident was escalated by HRA personnel and would likely have been avoided without that escalation. Prior to what we see on the viral video of the arrest, the review showed that after a terse verbal exchange between Headley and an HRA officer, Headley appeared to head toward an exit when the HRA officer grabbed her arm, resulting in both being pulled to the ground.
There were protests in New York in support of the woman whose one-year-old baby was pulled from her arms by the police officers. A video of the incident was posted on Facebook that led to a barrage of criticism. 101/ 211 / 202
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