As previously reported by Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.), Natasha McKenna was arrested by the Fairfax police and was electrocuted to death while shackled by the Fairfax Sheriff’s Office jail staff while transferring her to Alexandria, Virginia.  She had a history of mental problems, and clearly needed medical treatment.  However, because she had “assaulted” an Alexandria police officer, they decided to keep her in a Fairfax jail.

On September 10, 2015, after Fairfax prosecutor Raymond F. Morrogh decided not to press charges against the police involved in her death, the Fairfax County Sheriff’s office released a video of her being taken out of the jail cell by Fairfax sheriff’s office police in white bioharzard garb, where she was immediately pushed down on to the ground with a clear police shield and shackled.   Then the Fairfax sheriff’s police electrocuted her with a 50,000 volt Taser gun FOUR TIMES.

In the video, you can see the Fairfax police electrocute the restrained woman with the taser.  FOUR TIMES – with a 50,000 volt Taser gun.

Our universal human rights include the human right of safety and security from such cruel and inhuman treatment. The United States of America is a signatory to the  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).  The ICCPR, Section 7, states: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. ”

The cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment by the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office is a violation of the ICCPR agreed by the United States of America.  Human rights activists must call for consistency in support for human right agreements by all nations, including the United States of America.