| Bronx 99 Cent Store Incident
Called Suicidal Ideation Lost in Translation
Before SDNY Judge Berman
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
June 22 – Benjamin Harrison
was indicted in a drug case in
2009. Jump cut to 2020 and he
was up for an alleged
violation of supervised
release before U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Richard M. Berman, who pays
particular attention to
supervision, not as a
punishment but an aid.
Harrison had been in a 99 cent
store, he said, when he felt
light headed. He explained
that he had not eaten, had had
a drink, and told the store
clerk he felt like he might
die.
This
resulted in an ambulance, a
report on "suicidal ideation,"
and either a urine test, or
none - that is in dispute.
Harrison
explained it was an "African"
99 cent store and the clerk
may have mistake his "I feel
like I'm dying" for suicidal
ideation. A new
hearing was set for September.
The case is US v.
Harrison, 09-cr-765 (Berman).
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