Mushmouth
06-27-2018, 06:46 AM
A man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was told by an officer at the Bristol County House of Corrections in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, that he would “bet for him in a fight against another detainee.” When the man refused to engage in fights for the entertainment of officials and tried to file a complaint, the officer told him, “No one will believe baboon complaints.”
The detained man was then subjected to retaliation and further humiliation. Officers denied him hygiene products and his food was thrown away. They continued to refer to him as a “baboon” and “gorilla,” and encouraged others to “rattle his cage.”
“As the report showed, variations of the word ‘monkey,’ ‘baboon,’ and ‘King Kong’ — all kinds of animals — have been used as abuse in detention, where there’s no real consequence or oversight over those who carry out abuse,” Martinez said. “A lot of what’s happening is hidden from public view, and it’s intensified under this administration. Even though it was happening under Obama, it’s something that under Trump we’ve seen intensify and increase.”
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/26/immigration-detention-center-abuse-ice/
The detained man was then subjected to retaliation and further humiliation. Officers denied him hygiene products and his food was thrown away. They continued to refer to him as a “baboon” and “gorilla,” and encouraged others to “rattle his cage.”
“As the report showed, variations of the word ‘monkey,’ ‘baboon,’ and ‘King Kong’ — all kinds of animals — have been used as abuse in detention, where there’s no real consequence or oversight over those who carry out abuse,” Martinez said. “A lot of what’s happening is hidden from public view, and it’s intensified under this administration. Even though it was happening under Obama, it’s something that under Trump we’ve seen intensify and increase.”
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/26/immigration-detention-center-abuse-ice/