An autistic teenager died in 2020 after Louisiana police officers sat on him and placed him in a chokehold for several minutes. According to a statement of interest from the Department of Justice, the officers' actions could have violated the boy's civil rights.
In January 2020, Eric Parsa, a "severely autistic" teenager, began having an "acute sensory episode" in the parking lot of a New Orleans–area laser tag center. According to a lawsuit filed by Parsa's parents in 2021, Parsa "began to experience a sudden sensory outburst or 'melt-down'" and began hitting himself and his father. At Parsa's parents' request, an employee at the laser tag center called the police for help.
