In a Walmart in Danville, Kentucky, 66 year old John Hardwick (who had been diagnosed with dementia) was mistreated by Walmart employees while on a grocery shopping trip with his wife. They callously mistook John’s confusion (due to his dementia) for attempted shoplifting, and then called the police. But the police were worse. Officer TJ Godbey punched this vulnerable man 6 times, which was caught on video. And then he, along with Danville Police Officer Ben Ray, arrested John. A lawsuit was filed, which I covered about a year ago. That case has now been settled, with the government claiming the high road. But there’s something they’re not telling you, and they can’t be allowed to cover it up, and escape accountability.

Details: https://thecivilrightslawyer.c....om/2026/03/18/shopli

My prior videos on this incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwxui4wNYls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehNXmlsfmdY https://youtu.be/7PgRk7TDKTc?si=trHZhLi_9-q3yPpP

My prior video on Danville Police Department’s other dementia victim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPQL9Ehgc7U

Online Petition: https://www.change.org/p/deman....d-dismissal-of-offic

Media Report: https://fox56news.com/news/loc....al/settlement-reache

Danville (Kentucky) Police Department: https://www.danvilleky.org/174/Police-Department

Danville PD’s Facebook (ouch, only 1 star): https://www.facebook.com/p/Dan....ville-Police-Departm

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