Bernard Kersh, a man with schizophrenia and other mental health conditions was picked up and body slammed by a Chicago police officer on Thanksgiving Day of 2019 while waiting at a bus stop. Bernard wants justice for the brutality he experienced, and so he called Action.
Bernard Kersh, Body-Slammed By Police On Thanksgiving, Files Lawsuit Against City And CPD Officer Jerald Williams
On Thanksgiving Day 2019, Bernard Kersh, an unarmed Black man with schizophrenia was picked up and body-slammed by a Chicago police officer. Bernard is seeking justice for the unjustified police brutality he suffered that day. He called ACTION.
He picked me off my feet and slammed me headfirst into the concrete. I could have been killed. - Bernard Kersh
Bernard Kersh filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Chicago and the officers who body-slammed and almost killed Bernard in November of 2019. The officers were stripped of their police powers and an investigation was initiated by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
