Disabled woman dies of stroke in cop car after begging for help

Wheelchair-bound Lisa Edwards, 60, pleads with cops while being arrested for refusing to leave hospital. Police ignored her

By Edward Era Barbacena 

Horrific footage released by police shows a wheelchair-bound woman slurring and pleading with police as she is arrested for refusing to leave hospital, just moments before she died from a stroke in the back of a cop car.

It is hard to believe that many of the American cops particularly the white ones can't tell if an individual is suffering from a certain medical condition during arrest. No wonder many have died in their filthy white hands due to a particular medical condition.  These American police should be trained for such situations so they can be aware to avoid deaths.

Knoxville Police have released their body camera video of the harrowing incident which happened at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, in Tennessee, on February 6.

Lisa Edwards, 60, had been refusing to leave the hospital and was arrested on trespassing charges when she died in the back of the police cruiser – minutes after telling cops 'you're going to kill me'.

The footage shows Lisa being taken into custody, gasping and wheezing before she tells officers that she 'can't breathe'. Her skin becomes grayer, and her voice more slurred as the footage continues. The latter is a well-known symptom of a stroke. 

First of all, the stupid American cops should have an idea that a wheelchair-bound woman was seeking medical help in a hospital. That's the reason why she was there. 

But the white cops failed to assess the situation, It is certain that the stupid American cops couldn't tell that wheezing while gasping for air is a life threatening condition that needed immediate medical actions. Instead they arrested while suffering from difficulty of breathing. 

Authorities released the hour and 16-minute video with a warning that some of the video may be distressing.

Lisa starts telling an officer that she can't get back up to the hospital, with officers struggling to get her into the back of the van before she says she needs to sit down.

Officers can be heard being brusque with her, telling her to 'help them help her' as she starts wheezing and slurring her words while wearing a hospital

One cop can be heard telling her that she's 'been medically cleared' before another says 'you weren't having any breathing problems when you were out here smoking a cigarette.'

Lisa is then told to 'stop' when she says 'I'm going to pass out', with the officer telling her 'you're going to get in there one way or another.'

The horrific footage continues for another hour, showing officers trying to force her into the back of the van as they tell her she doesn't have an inhaler.

Another officer then tells her that he will 'stuff her in' if she doesn't help, with Lisa crying out as they try to move her.

They then tell her she will 'get more charges' and another says they are 'tired of her deadweight crap'.

Lisa is then told she is being 'ridiculous', before protesting and saying 'help lift me up, oh please' as cops threaten to slam the door on her foot.