NEW YORK — The intersection of policing, race, and autism has the potential to result in tragic outcomes.
Black Americans are two to three times more likely to be killed by cops than white Americans, according to police data. Some of the hallmarks of autism - a developmental disability that millions of Americans have been diagnosed with - can further complicate interactions with police.
Lavern and Matthew Rushin say he was not suicidal and did not intentionally cause the car crash. Lavern Rushin said he was experiencing a focal seizure at the time of the crash, the result of traumatic brain injury sustained in a car accident two years earlier. "I truly believe that the petitions and the posts [and] just everything was brought up because he's a Black autistic young man that was wrongfully prosecuted," Lavern Rushin said.
"Matthew Rushin should not have been driving that night. He should never drive again. The parole restrictions must remain in place to protect him and the public," Cusick's wife Danna told"Nightline." As a young adult, Ozaze Osagie had been living in a residential program with his peers. He found comfort in the structure, like many people with autism.
The next morning, Sylvester Osagie says he drove to his son's apartment only to find police and media swarming the building. "A lot went wrong, just men with guns that show up to an autistic child's apartment and give him a million instructions. It shouldn't be this way," said Iyun Osagie. Osaze's mother says she believes the fact that her son was a young Black man played a role in his death.
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