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I was in Arizona recently and the police detained me because they were convinced I was someone else. The cop was convinced that I had handed him a fake identification and said to the other female cop "Let's let him stew in the backseat for a while and see if we can't get the truth"

I was placed in the back of the car with the heat absolutely at full blast. They continued to stay outside. I don't know how long I was in there for but after a minute I started sweating buckets and the last thing I remember was trying to get their attention to tell them that I was scared. When I finally came to my handcuffs had been removed and I was being propped up in the front seat with the A/C now on full blast and was being given water. I threw up on the side of the car several times after that but honestly was so afraid of being placed in the back of the car with the heat again everything was "Yes/No sir". I honestly didn't even do anything initially that would be considered disrespectful, just insisting that I was who my ID said I was.

At this point both officers were being extremely apologetic saying they were so sorry for the mix up and that I actually was who I said I was. They said I was free to go, and honestly I remember walking zig zag back to the hotel lobby. At this point I walk back into the hotel and go into my room and lay down because I was so extremely sick. I think I fell asleep for several hours and by the time I woke up I couldn't recall any details of who the officers were.

I had to have been in the back of that car for 15-20 minutes at least. I have no memory of being taken out of the car, like I said my first memory was sitting in the front with the A/C full blast in my face. Considering this is the southwest and almost summertime, the cops would never have had anything but the A/C on, so them turning the heat up was a way to try and make me as uncomfortable as possible because they thought I was lying and was convinced I was someone else.

I should have requested medical, but my only thought was getting to my hotel room because I felt so ill and was already in the hotel parking lot. Is there a way to find out who detained me that day and see if I can get body cam footage of the incident?

I've never been arrested in my life and this was my first time being detained. Honestly I'm scared to death of cops now. And anytime since then I have started to feel hot I get extreme anxiety.

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