Author Topic: Tazed for yelling (Read 585 times)

Chairboy · « **on:** December 21, 2007, 08:00:22 PM »

Read another questionable tazer story today. A woman at a Best Buy was rude and yelled at a police officer and got tazed for it. That seems to be a pretty big overreaction, what do y'all think? First, I agree that she shouldn't have yelled, but that's not a good reason to use potentially deadly force:

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Florida_cop_Tasers_female_shopping_for_1221.html

Bonus: Video!

AKIron · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2007, 08:08:27 PM »

Maybe there's some eroticism going on here. I'm beginning to feel left out.

JB88 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2007, 08:17:17 PM »

AKIron · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2007, 08:29:43 PM »

I think we need to petition Skuzzy for a taze emoticon.

I googled but this was the closest I found:

Some people just need tazing.

bj229r · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2007, 08:57:27 PM »

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2007, 09:26:21 PM »

She resisted arrest and pulled away from the officer when the officer attempted to place her under arrest.

A taser is the preferred "next step". It used to be mace, or a baton to the shins, or physically taking the suspect down. In today's litigious society, the taser is used first.

I am sure if we get a video with audio you can hear the suspect scream "Don't tase me Ho!".

john9001 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2007, 09:35:23 PM »

why was the cop trying to arrest her?

sgt203 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2007, 09:39:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Mickey1992
She resisted arrest and pulled away from the officer when the officer attempted to place her under arrest.

A taser is the preferred "next step". It used to be mace, or a baton to the shins, or physically taking the suspect down. In today's litigious society, the taser is used first.

I am sure if we get a video with audio you can hear the suspect scream "Don't tase me Ho!".

^^^^^^^^^^
What he said....

"dont tase me ho"

Rolex · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2007, 10:07:19 PM »

I'll see your tazed for yelling and raise you a tazed for taking a bath in your own home.

"Donnell Williams had just gotten out of the bath tub, wearing only a towel around his waist, when he turned the corner to see guns pointing right at him.

'I ain't never been so scared,' says Williams.

Police forced entry into Williams home while responding to a shooting, but it turned out to be a false call. They had no idea at the time the call wasn't real and that Williams is hearing impaired. Without his hearing aid he is basically deaf.

'I kept going to my ear yelling that I was scared. I can't hear! I can't hear!'

Officers were worried about their own safety because at the time it appeared Williams was refusing to obey their commands to show his hands. That's when they shot him with a Taser."

Officers with guns drawn were worried about their safety from a naked, deaf man. Classic.

link

Benny Moore · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2007, 10:59:17 PM »

The story says that the police chief states that the officer did the right thing in Tazing the woman for cursing and yelling at the officer. That's worrisome. For once, I agree with the A.C.L.U. When did cursing and yelling become grounds for arrest? When did it become justification for using physical force? The U.S.A. is slowly but surely becoming a police state, and that's a bad thing.

bsdaddict · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2007, 11:17:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Benny Moore
When did cursing and yelling become grounds for arrest? When did it become justification for using physical force?The U.S.A. is slowly but surely becoming a police state, and that's a bad thing.

Not just physical force, but potentially lethal physical force.

SAS_KID · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2007, 11:25:55 PM »

Well if someone is cursing and yelling and disturbing the peace. Aren't there laws against both of those? If so, if she refused to stop then she got what she deserved.

SD67 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2007, 12:50:21 AM »

Can we taze someone for cursing and yelling and disturbing the peace on the BBS?
PLEEEASE?

Shamus · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2007, 01:10:30 AM »

Obey all police orders and you should be ok.

shamus

Shamus · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2007, 01:12:20 AM »

But then again I worked a case not too long ago that resulted in the leo getting 17 years for multiple CSC1's

shamus