Author: Atticus Johnson and Shubha Gautam | The Cornell Daily Sun

Tam, a disabled Ithaca resident, was tackled by police on Feb. 19 after resisting arrest for throwing yarn on a Flock Safety camera. Photo by Nathan Bo / The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell University | Disabled Ithacan Tackled by IPD Officers After Throwing Yarn at Flock Camera, Resisting Arrest

The incident, Tam said, shows “the level of compassion the police department has for a citizen of their own city, as opposed to the possible tampering of a $2,500 camera which became obsolete within a week,” referring to the Common Council’s March 4 vote to end the city’s Flock contract.