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Taser misuse or proper use?

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FL Knifemaker said:
Typical media BS. The guy didn't get tasered for not signing the ticket, he got tasered for resisting arrest.
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I think it's way more of a grey area than you're making it out to be. The guy was dumb for not just signing it and getting on with things, especially considering the amount of media that police vs citizen relations seem to be getting, but it's a pretty big stretch to suggest that the guy was outright "resisting arrest" in the fashion that someone typically does (being physically abusive, running away, etc). It seems to me from watching the video that the guy was just dumbfounded that he had to get out of his truck in the first place for something like not signing a ticket.

I agree that this officer ought to be locked up. That looked like abuse of power to me.
 
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Luke73 said:
What a jerk that cop is. There's no way he should be out on the streets.

All that cop needed to do was give the guy an oportunity to explain the situation.

That "tasering" was an abuse of power.

He should terminated (and locked up).
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:rolleyes:

Right, or give the guy the opportunity to pull a gun. Cops don't know who they're dealing with when they pull someone over. Traffic stops are usually when most officers get shot; and once again, the limp-wristed anti-police crowd have twisted the facts: the guy didn't get tased for not signing the ticket--the signature merely means that you promise to either pay the ticket OR turn up in court to challenge it. If you don't sign the police can arrest you. The officer ordered the man to turn around so he could be cuffed, and the guy proceeded to ignore him and start walking back to his car. Who's to say he wasn't going back to reach for the pistol stowed under the seat. Just cause he's some bald-headed guy with glasses doesn't mean he doesn't have the potential to be dangerous.

The officer was in the right, IMO.
 
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I see nothing wrong with that. He told the man to turn around and put his hands behind his back twice, and instead of following the officers orders, he started to walk away.:scowl:

I agree that the cop was somewhat rude, but other than that, it seems like he was doing his job.
 
#10
Seems like some people here are a bit ignorant of police procedure.

The officer is supposed to give a warning before using his taser. The officer gave no warning, and furthermore had no reasonable cause for its use.

He WILL lose his job. He SHOULD be prosecuted for assault. The man WILL sue, and will likely prevail.
 
#11
Is that federal law? Or one of your local laws?


He will lose his job because his boss will waffle. He is already being prosecuted because the papers got a hold of his story and are sensationalizing it. Baldy will be given gobs of money to shut him up. Does any of that mean that tasing a fleeing suspect is wrong?
 
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The video doesn't lie. It was plain that the guy was not displaying any aggression, and was dumbfounded by the cop's aggression.

I don't have a problem with the cop being ready - or even having his taser drawn, in case the guy tries to draw a weapon but he should have given the guy a simple opportunity to explain what was going on.

Instead he did not - he simply yelled alot, then tasered the guy in the back without warning.

It's a clear case of bullying, and the cop should be sacked.
 
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I just think he [the cop] could have gone for more talking before using the thing. You know, law must be direct, but also must be relaxed in some ways, you just don't go after someone that quickly just because he was speedin'...

It's been funny seeing all this topics about tasers... Even if they are right or wrong, they should be just some bad examples in a deep sea of good uses of this weird device... Like I said in another topic, media gives you little stories, just that... media it's more dangerous than a taser actually. You know, the thing about sharks... more people dies thanks to eating sharks than to be eaten by them, but we have always chosen to believe the oposite just because media has made us think that way.

And, sorry for my bad English.
 
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Luke73 said:
The video doesn't lie. It was plain that the guy was not displaying any aggression, and was dumbfounded by the cop's aggression.

I don't have a problem with the cop being ready - or even having his taser drawn, in case the guy tries to draw a weapon but he should have given the guy a simple opportunity to explain what was going on.

Instead he did not - he simply yelled alot, then tasered the guy in the back without warning.

It's a clear case of bullying, and the cop should be sacked.
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What's the lesson here? You don't like being talked to like a kid? Then don't break the rules.
 
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syciprider said:
And please tell me what the officer may have done to stop the guy from getting back in his car and driving away.
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If the cop had taken the reasonable step to listen for a second to what the guy was trying to say, he would not have been walking back to his car.

If indeed the cop ended up having no option, he certainly should have warned the driver that he was going to taser him - which he did not.

The cop is a bully, and is clearly wrong.
 
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Luke73 said:
The video doesn't lie. It was plain that the guy was not displaying any aggression, and was dumbfounded by the cop's aggression.

I don't have a problem with the cop being ready - or even having his taser drawn, in case the guy tries to draw a weapon but he should have given the guy a simple opportunity to explain what was going on.

Instead he did not - he simply yelled alot, then tasered the guy in the back without warning.

It's a clear case of bullying, and the cop should be sacked.
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Bingo.
 
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