Mom tased in front of children, arrested. Children left in van for forty minutes. - PSO-World.com Forums

Shadowpawn · 05:39 PM

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Wow, apparently someone didn't teach that guy how to deal with people socially. I mean seriously, "MA'AM I WILL NOT SHOW YOU THE TAPE, GET IN THE CAR OR YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. SCREW THAT NOISE, YOU PISSED ME OFF SO YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL. DON'T GET IN THAT CAR." *pulls out taser*

I though tasers were supposed to be used against unruly thugs, not middle aged women.

furrypaws · 08-15-2009, 05:39 PM

Holy crap.

Retehi · 08-15-2009, 05:55 PM

I usually laugh at people getting tazed, but that was uncalled for.

HUnewearl_Meira · 08-15-2009, 05:58 PM

I don't know all of the facts here, but just from that, it sounds like a clear case of misconduct on the officer's part.

Randomness · 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HUnewearl_Meira

I don't know all of the facts here, but just from that, it sounds like a clear case of misconduct on the officer's part.

Frankly, any use of a taser on an unarmed person is misconduct imo.

Seriously? There was absolutely no risk of significant (by which I mean, more than bruises/scrapes) to the officer. He could have gotten hurt worse tripping on a sidewalk.

That officer needs to be fired. Period. I just think that that was that egregious.

As far as I'm concerned, a taser is just an alternative to deadly force-it shouldn't be used for anything less than situations in which either an officer or bystander is at risk of serious (Read:Ambulance, emergency surgery, long recovery, etc) injury. Especially when you consider that there is a chance (albeit a low one) of inducing fibrillation.

Dhylec · 08-15-2009, 06:39 PM

I smell a lawsuit soon if not already.

Split · 08-15-2009, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dhylec

I smell a lawsuit soon if not already.

Already.

Volcompat321 · 08-15-2009, 07:42 PM

I agree, dude needs to be fired, not put on leave.
A taser is supposed to be used on anyone causing harm to themselves, or others.
It can also be used for "thugs" as Randomness put it, when they are running away, getting feisty, or cracked up and agitated.
This is why I want to be a cop. I will be one of those cops that pulls other cops(from other departments of course) over for speeding and flipping their lights on when going by a red light.
Stuff like that gets under my skin. I sometimes wish I could citizens arrest cops when I see that shit.
It's a shame, that guy just threw his life away for something he could have avoided completely.

Reksanden · 08-16-2009, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Volcompat321

I agree, dude needs to be fired, not put on leave.
A taser is supposed to be used on anyone causing harm to themselves, or others.
It can also be used for "thugs" as Randomness put it, when they are running away, getting feisty, or cracked up and agitated.
This is why I want to be a cop. I will be one of those cops that pulls other cops(from other departments of course) over for speeding and flipping their lights on when going by a red light.
Stuff like that gets under my skin. I sometimes wish I could citizens arrest cops when I see that shit.
It's a shame, that guy just threw his life away for something he could have avoided completely.

You have good cops who do their jobs right. And then you have cops who think they can do anything BECAUSE they're cops. Some are just natural assholes.

OrangeTippedGun · 08-16-2009, 03:15 AM

Can't believe all that is being surfaced now when it happened all the way back in January.