PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Analicia Williams on NYPD and FDNY Interactions with Individuals Experiencing Mental Health Crises
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3 min
Analicia Williams provided powerful testimony about her traumatic experiences with NYPD and FDNY during mental health crises. She described instances of physical assault, wrongful arrest, and degrading treatment that exacerbated her mental health struggles and highlighted systemic issues in how law enforcement and emergency services respond to mental health emergencies.
- Williams advocated for better treatment of individuals with mental health conditions, emphasizing the need for more peer support and improved training for law enforcement.
- She shared personal experiences of being physically assaulted by FDNY paramedics during a panic attack and being arrested by NYPD under false pretenses during a mental health crisis.
- Williams called for more programs to protect people with mental health conditions and ensure their safety when interacting with law enforcement and emergency services.
Analicia Williams
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Just just wanted to hi.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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Good afternoon.
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My name is Annalisha Williams, and I'm here to advocate for people who have been affected by NYPD and their actions.
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And for people whose mental health has been affected due to similar experiences, As a young black woman in America who's living with mental health struggles and suffers daily, I respect when calling for 911 for help due to my health that I would be treated with difference in respect and be treated swiftly However, that was not my experience, and on multiple occasions, due to NYPD, and one occasion due to FDNY.
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On the occasion, I had an interaction with FDNY, I was physically assaulted due to having a panic attack and refusing to walk to the ambulance.
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Because I felt dizzy and because I couldn't breathe, which later was discovered that my oxygen had dropped to an 89%, and I had a rhythm meal.
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I also when it arrived at the hospital, had a stroke in my right eye.
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Due to my medical history that was documented in the system where Amos had information of my past arrest records records and my past health records of my mental health and physical conditions.
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I was shocked slacked in my face and my glasses were broken by FDNY paramedics in EMS, which my mother later then found my glasses broken on the staircase.
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I was I'm sorry.
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Being arrested due to mental I was arrested besides FDNY?
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I'm sorry.
Leah Faria
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Yeah.
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Because.
4:39:00
Take your time.
Tiffany Cabán
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Take your time.
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You got it.
Analicia Williams
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Later that night, I was arrested by NYPD due to false acts diseases and later taken to the hospital.
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Besides FDNY on multiple occasions, I have been verbally, emotionally, and even physically abused by NYPD.
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However, that was not the most traumatic experience.
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Unfortunately, it sad for this to be said because going through severe mental illness can already be traumatizing.
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Being arrested due to mental breakdown on what was called resisting arrest caused me to be arrested and wrongly accused as well as wrongly accused of assaulting officer was showed on the body cam that I didn't either.
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Neither me and my family was notified I was arrested until I arrived at the hospital where I was told I was being admitted for 48 hours under watch and was arrested in psych and handcuffs.
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This experience was severely shy traumatic as I could not use the bathroom without a male police officer having me under watch and watching me while using the restroom.
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I couldn't shower while at the hospital and couldn't change or use the bathroom without a male officer being in the same room as me or the same bathroom as me.
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I was not even given a female officer at any time it was constantly anxiety ridden.
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Unfortunately, I'm not the only person whose experience being wrongfully arrested, and I hope to spread awareness to my experience and others.
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I face being forced to plead guilty to a felony which I did not
Ramon Leclerc
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That's right.
Leah Faria
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You got
Tamara Miguel
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you got this.
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Yeah.
Alison Wilkey
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Take your time.
Analicia Williams
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I did not.
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Unfortunately, it's set.
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They kept fighting for my innocence.
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Please take this spirit experience as a motivator to continue fighting for the rights.
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Thank you.
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Health of people who've been demise and detain on armed longing by law enforcement and freedom unfairly by FDNY.
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I hope for New York and the city to place more programs for people, families, and citizens to feel more safe and provide Medicare and protections to people with mental health conditions.
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I truly believe that people with mental health conditions is part of the vulnerable population and should be treated as such.
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The shitty city should have more peers and communities and law enforcement with no training our minimum training.
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Thank you.
