A Florida sheriff’s deputy has been caught on video grabbing a black man by the throat, cursing at him and calling him “boy,” prompting an investigation into the deputy’s conduct, according to NBC News.
Broward County Deputy James Cady was responding to a call at a hotel in 2017 when he encountered Allen Floyd, who was seated outside the hotel with his 9-month-old son. Cady was responding to a call from the hotel about the mother of Floyd’s child.
"I’m going to take her to jail cause she’s got a warrant. And I’m going to call child services on this kid," Cady told Floyd in the video.
"Get your ID for me, bro," he then said, adding later, "Quit f---ing with me, boy."
Floyd, who remained calm, asked the deputy why he was being “hostile” and yelling in front of his child.
"This is my baby, man. Stop calling me 'boy,'" he said. "We can communicate like grown men."
A complaint to the Broward Public Defender’s Office described Cady’s words and tone of voice as “inflammatory,” “derogatory,” and “angry,” and said that “Cady's use of the word 'boy' is offensive, condescending and demeaning," which holds “racial connotations” in regards to adult black men.
The "video clearly depicts Mr. Floyd attempting to de-escalate the situation as he talked to the deputy," while "Deputy Cady responds by grabbing Mr. Floyd by his neck and chokes him," before pushing him into a car "all while Mr. Floyd is holding his infant child.”
Cady has been sued three times in federal court, was "found liable for tasering, tackling and beating an individual” in 2010, and has been investigated by the Broward County Sheriff's Office's internal affairs division twice for “conduct unbecoming of an officer.” He is currently on full duty.
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