Detroit racist hospital put me in a straitjacket

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The lead singer of an iconic Motown music group has accused a Detroit-area hospital of racial discrimination after revealing his celebrity status to employees and they responded by putting him in a straitjacket.

Rather than take the identity of Four Tops Alexander Morris seriously, hospital workers reportedly restrained the musician and told him to sit on his black ass.

They thought I was delusional,” Morris, who is black, told Fox 2 Detroit. I believe it was initiated by racism.

According to local outlet ABC 7 Detroit, Morris took an ambulance to Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital after experiencing chest pains on April 7. Due to security issues he had in the past, Morris tried to explain who he was to hospital staff, The Detroit News reported, but he said they didn’t believe anything he said. he had to say and refused to see his proof of identity.

Morris had been performing as the lead singer of the Four Tops since 2019. The R&B group formed in the 1950s and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

They did racial profiling [Morris] and thought he was lying, attorney Maurice Davis said, according to The Detroit News. They thought he was mentally ill instead of a successful black man and they put him in a straitjacket.

Morris joined the iconic Four Tops in 2019.

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Morris said he felt mistreated because of his race.

It doesn’t matter if I pass or not, because I’m black, he said, according to ABC 7. I’m automatically dismissed. Automatically I am worth nothing.

Davis added that the ordeal had an element of false imprisonment because Morris was prevented from leaving after being put in the straitjacket for a psychological evaluation.

The security chief told him to sit down, Davis said, according to Fox 2. They wouldn’t let him go. [Morris] said, OK, I’ll seek care elsewhere; they refused and said he was going nowhere.

Click on Detroit reported that the musician was held for about an hour.

He was treated like a mental patient instead of the successful black man he is, Davis said.

Morris was finally able to prove who he once was when his wife arrived at the hospital, according to Click on Detroit, and was offered an apology in the form of a $25 gift card to a regional grocery store. Either way, Morris plans to sue Ascension Hospital for racial profiling and discrimination.

On Tuesday, the hospital issued a statement, saying it does not tolerate any form of racial discrimination.

The health, safety and well-being of our patients, associates and community members remain our top priority, the statement said. We remain committed to honoring human dignity and acting with integrity and compassion for all people and the community.

But according to ABC 7, Morris was appalled that his life was apparently only worth $25.

There’s no way for me to get that out of my head, he said.

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