Nobody deserves this kind of treatment.
Randy Miller is a homeless man in Sarasota, Florida—once named
America's meanest city for the homeless. He was recently arrested for trespassing and while he was detained, video cameras caught the arresting officer, Andrew Halpin,
inhumanely treating Miller:
As he was being booked into the Sarasota County jail, an officer tossed peanuts into Randy Miller's mouth as if feeding a dog or an animal at the zoo.
Miller, intoxicated and handcuffed, was unable to catch them with his mouth. Several fell to the ground.
Minutes later, Miller slumped out of his chair and began eating the peanuts off the booking room floor. Sarasota Police Officer Andrew Halpin, who had thrown the nuts at Miller's mouth, kicked them with his boot toward Miller so he could better reach them on the floor.
A source familiar with Miller's July 18 arrest says Halpin was giving the homeless man "dog commands" during the incident.
Officer Halpin is now on
paid administrative leave while his actions are investigated.
Watch his deplorable treatment of Randy Miller: