17 Year Old Boy Tasered at Ballpark
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From: Long Beach, CA
Originally Posted by Harpoon,May 5 2010, 09:44 AM
Police departments have rules regarding the use of tasers. They can't use them unless very specific cirumstances are present. I guarantee the cop broke his own department's rules. I guarantee there will be a lawsuit. I guarantee there will be a settlement.
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From: Arlington Heights, IL
Originally Posted by LcS2000,May 4 2010, 02:03 PM
tazers are an excuse for cops to be out of shape now. ha i work at a bar and when there is a fight always 250-300 lb cop is the first there. ha and its a nice area too
A buddy of mine in the Navy was a little twig, ran ultramarathons, etc. Always gave me shit for being fat (not fat, really, just big, with a little beer belly.) Anyways, every Friday and Saturday night we'd go to the bar, he'd be a jackass (that's how he was) and hit on some chick in front of her bf or whatever, and then run to his "fat" friend, me, to stand up for him in a fight. And then Monday would roll around, and he'd go back to making fun of me. Didn't end until I stood back and let him get his ass beat one time.
Anyways, I'm with the cop on this one. Little shit had it coming. And if he had gotten tackled, it would've been even worse.
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I seriously don't understand what the uproar is about (maybe not here, but read some of the comments on other sites).
The pimply faced ruffian caused a temporary disruption that was not life-threatening or serious, with laughable results and no permanent damage.
The taser caused a temporary disruption that was not life-threatening or serious, with laughable results and no permanent damage.
Sounds about the right use of force to me.
The pimply faced ruffian caused a temporary disruption that was not life-threatening or serious, with laughable results and no permanent damage.
The taser caused a temporary disruption that was not life-threatening or serious, with laughable results and no permanent damage.
Sounds about the right use of force to me.
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Originally Posted by Harpoon,May 5 2010, 12:48 PM
Cops who get trained to use the Taser have to get Tasered themselves before they can use it. Cops have died in that training. It isn't a riskless situation.
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Originally Posted by Harpoon,May 5 2010, 11:48 AM
Cops who get trained to use the Taser have to get Tasered themselves before they can use it. Cops have died in that training. It isn't a riskless situation.
I find this very hard to believe. Not that police are tasered or stun-gunned in training, but that cops are dying during it.
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From: Oregon
Google for crying out loud.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu6NEJ0ZoMg [/media]
I'm not trying to defend the kid, I just think the cop got all pumped up on adrenaline and over-reacted.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu6NEJ0ZoMg [/media]
I'm not trying to defend the kid, I just think the cop got all pumped up on adrenaline and over-reacted.
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