News for the Disabled

Wal-Mart kicks an Injured Cop When He is Down

Posted on May 01, 2009

Wal-Mart now seems determined to keep disability benefits from all Americans, not merely its own employees. To make matters worse, the company has chosen to start its campaign with an injured police officer.

The NW Arkansas Morning News recently reported how former Pine Bluff Police Officer Jimmy Singleton was patting down a suspect in 2003, when he was shot in the ankle and knocked unconscious from a blow to the head. He suffered neurological damage, and today is overly sensitive to light and suffers frequent migraines. The bullet remains lodged in his ankle, making it difficult to walk or stand up for long periods of time. Officer Singleton is now retired, but has spent the past 4 years waging a nasty court battle to receive disability benefits.