The Contributor (https://thecontributor.org/author/julie-b/)
Because cops have badges on they think they can do anything. I heard from a friend of mine that the cops recently harassed and beat a trans woman. I hope they lose their jobs and someone does to them what they did to that person. They had no right to do that. Just because you are a cop doesn’t give you the right to beat up anyone you want.
This is my story. My name is Julie B. and I am homeless and have cancer in my brain. I have PTSD and a disability and it is not easy for me. I struggle every day trying to stay alive. My body can not take it for much longer.
Me and a friend were sitting outside a restaurant downtown today and one of the cops around here got attitude with me and told me we couldn’t sit there. What are we doing by sitting there? I asked him where he wanted us to sit at if not there? This is how the cops treat us. Like criminals for sitting down.
This is my point of view on how the homeless are treated by Nashville, Tennessee.