John Daniel Scott Jr., a 41-year-old Black man and loving father of five children, was demonstrating a non-aggressive demeanor to Alabama police officers and paramedics last week when they showed up to his home after his mother had called 911 to report he was suffering a mental health crisis.
However, he had a warrant for his arrest after failing to appear in court in 2021 for a speeding ticket. So, Decatur police gave him the choice of either being transported to a hospital for evaluation or being taken to jail to serve his warrant. Scott did not appear to like either option and tried to reason with them, but was not hostile or raising his voice.
The cops became impatient and grabbed his arms to arrest him, tasering and punching him several times before placing him in the back of a patrol car…