Sister of Autistic Non-Verbal Woman Handcuffed by LAPD Said They Used ‘Too Much Force’

When Celina of Panorama City (who requested her last name not be used) recently heard her sister Alondra’s voice for the first time in months, she recognized her immediately. Unfortunately, said Celina, the circumstances were appalling: her older sister had forwarded her an Instagram video containing disturbing footage – it was their younger sister Alondra, who is autistic and non-verbal, being handcuffed and surrounded by multiple law enforcement officers. Although her sister’s face is largely obscured by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers and others in the one-minute and 42-second video, Celina knew in her heart that it was…