Crossly posted from Docudharma
Give me a fucking break.
Quote all the Post Patriot Act Law all you want.
Get all gooey and concerned over Officer Safety as you want.
This is pure fucking bullshit.
Introducing 50,000 volts into someones body and taking the risk of death to get a pair of handcuffs on someone who is already subdued is excessive.
Period.
Worse it is Just. Plain. Wrong.
The guy is in custody, he is on the ground, there are at least five armed officers. You can't sit on him for a few minutes until he stops struggling before TAZING him?
And no...it DOESN't matter what happened before they had him on the ground. Force should only be used against a CITIZEN if cops are in danger.
DID IT LOOK TO YOU LIKE ANY COPS WERE IN DANGER???
Make all the excuses you want.
He was on the ground, he was no 'threat' to the officers...he was tazed because they couldn't get the cuffs on.
What would the cops have done 10 years ago before Tazing became an accepted practice?
Make all the excuses you want.
But don't pretend this can't happen to you. Stop and actually think about that for a minute. Abandon your by now entrenched Official Kossak Position On The Issue and....think.
Is it REALLY acceptable to you for cops to inflict 50,000 volts on YOU for just....non-compliance with an order from an officer?
How bout your Mom?
How bout your kids?
Circumstances be damned. No officer was in danger here.
If you are defending this action, your answer must be....Yes. It is Ok with me for a police officer to Taser my child for not complying with an order.
'Legal' or not, 'Procedure' or not.
Just plain wrong.