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A 24-year-old man with palsy, after he by The Police last month Tasered told The Bbc he believes he was targeted because he is black.

Jordan Walker-Brown fell from the wall, while pursued by two Police officers.

A Metropolitan Police officer is under criminal investigation by The Police watchdog about The Incident in London.

It will examine what role ethnicity played in the decisions, the day in the midst of concern about the disproportionate use of Tasers on black men.

Mr. Walker-Brown was told by doctors he will never walk again after she was paralyzed from the chest down, during The Incident on 4. May.

He was Tasered by a Police Officer as he fled and jumped on a wall in Haringey, North London .

He fell from a height of about 2m (6. 5ft) and landed on a concrete canal towpath, close to the water.

"I don't pretend to be someone other than I," Mr. Walker-Brown of The Bbc from the hospital said in a statement through his lawyer.

"I ran from The Police , because I had a small amount of Cannabis in my possession for personal use - and I still had officers fresh in my mind The Memory of a similar encounter with the TSG [Territorial Support Group ] just the previous day, as I was abused, arrested and indicted for possession of a similar amount of Cannabis . "

'Very anxious'

He Said he believed he was targeted by The Police because he is black.

"I don't know that I would be the subject of Police attention, either on the day when I had a young Black Man ," he added in The Statement .

"And I know from My Own personal experience as a young Black Man , I always Very afraid to be alone with The Police officers in a Police : this is to avoid the experience if at all possible, because of My Own safety, as most of the black men who know of their encounters with The Police . "

Jordan Walker-Brown has previously served Time In Prison .

Jordan Walker-Brown said, he is never seen again

go According to The Independent office of Police behavior (IOPC) summary of the events by The Bbc , Mr Walker-brown was followed by a Police car, as two officers got out and he started to run.

the officers chased him and they both pulled out their Taser and Mr Walker-Brown jumped up on a wall.

An officer unloading the gun, which fires two small dart-like electrical probes for the delivery of a high-voltage electric Shock - what to him.

The IOPC said this summary provides The Information that is currently available and it added to the veracity and accuracy of The Information , as part of The Investigation .

The Home Office that Tasers "are an important tactical option for officers facing violent situations".

Mr. Walker, brown said in his statement that he recognizes The Law allows The Police to chase him, as he tried to flee.

"But what do you do are entitled to, with a Taser on me if she knew I was no threat to delete them. I ran away from them," He Said .

Mr. Walker, Brown said his sister, Sharn, that he fixed was, as he lay on the concrete, and that the officers tried to get him to get up, as he complained that he could not feel his legs or body.

Disproportionate

The England and Wales showed that in the year to March 2019, a black person was involved in almost 20% of the incidents in which a Taser was used. Black, African, Caribbean and black British People represented, 3. 5% of the English population,

The use of Taser in England and Wales data include incidents where they are discharged and not discharged a Taser can be drawn, or has, for example, and no electricity is discharged.

Last month, the general-Director of the IOPC, Michael Lockwood , urged the use of more control of the Taser and spoke of the growing concern about its disproportionate use against black men and people with Mental Health conditions.

Meanwhile, The Police Chiefs' Council is commissioning independent academic research, the question.

A spokesman said: "We know that the level of trust in The Police is low in some communities. We listen to The National debate and we will reflect specifically on Our Place in it.

"We Are now also working on the development of a national action plan to address larger concerns. These are delivered with The Help of, all parts of The Police , and with the support and challenge in our society - in particular of people of color with lived experience. "

Taser fires two small dart-like probes prior to the delivery of an electrical charge

The IOPC investigation in the Jordan Walker-Brown case will examine, among other issues, whether its ethnicity, the officers decision influenced to stop, track, and Taser him, as well as the follow-up to.

His lawyer, Raju Bhatt, believes the watchdog for a longer investigation in other officers carried out should be at The Scene . He says he has already said, they are now treated as witnesses.

The IOPC said: "It is standard practice for the treatment of officials as witnesses. The Evidence that during The Investigation , or can not change this. "

With other members of The Family of Sharn, 28, has future plans for her paraplegic brother, and ahead of, the "long way".

they were not able to visit you, Mr. Walker-Brown In Person due to the Corona Virus pandemic.

"We Are going to need to suitable accommodation, all of these things," She Said .

Mr. Walker-Brown added: "I said that I wasn't going to be able to, because of, what have The Police with me, but I Am determined to prove them wrong, as I Am determined to prove that The Police are not above The Law . "

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Source of news: bbc.com