he tasered a man with out a good reason teh man was being nice and stuff and he tasered him infront of his pregnant wife and little boy what do you think do you think he should get fired
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IMaMYL_shxc
2007-11-20 12:49:18 · 27 answers · asked by Brittany J 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I just LOVE the way cops rush to defend another cops actions- no matter WHAT!
What a power trip these guys are on!
Is it any wonder that so many people don't respect cops any more?
2007-11-21 02:27:51 · answer #1 · answered by Dion J 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I think the officer reacted to quick. The man was not being nice like you say but he also wasnt being mean. He cooperated with the officer but i think the main reason the officer tased him was because the man started walking back when he pulled the taser on him. The officer didnt explain what was happening and so im sure the man just started walking back because he did not want to get tased...WHO does? That man should have just signed the ticket. Since it was already written there is no way the officer could have decided not to give him the ticket. Once the ticket has been written all your explanation and complaining whether in a good or nice way is not going to do any good. I dont think this incident is enough to fire the officer but the department should certainly retrain him on the departments policy of when a taser is acceptable.
2007-11-20 21:17:50 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Happy 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No.
The Officer had ample justification to use his Taser on the subject. I wouldn't want to get into a potential wrestling match next to a traffic lane.
The driver was not "Being nice and stuff" he argued over every little thing from the moment he was stopped. Amazing how he admitted he didn't know how fast he was going, but was sure he wasn't speeding. Yeah, Riiiiiiight!
Yes, refusing to sign a citation can get you arrested. He needed a big cup of STFU because the Officer was trying to explain that by signing the citation he wasn't admitting guilt, just that he received the citation and was informed of the Court date. When you are told that you are under arrest, you don't walk away as if the Officer is inconveniencing you.
The only problem I saw was a driver that while sure of his Constitutional rights and that they had to be read to him before he was arrested, didn't exercise the important one of remaining silent.
Just another self-centered fool that thinks the world revolves around him.
2007-11-21 08:03:35 · answer #3 · answered by mebe1042 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You know, signing a ticket is not admission of guilt, it just means that you have received it and will either appear in court to dispute it or that you will pay the fine. I don't think anyone has the right to force you to sign anything, and I am not a police officer, but I would have to say that the next step should be a trip to the police station. On the other hand, is this what we have become in America? Taser everyone who does not do as he is told? Come on, I think this guy was really over-extending his boundaries as an officer. I did not watch the whole 9 minutes of it. I think he should have signed the ticket and had his day in court. Now I think he could still have his day in court by pressing charges against the officer. I think tasering someone over a $5 ticket is getting ridiculous. Soon more and more people will just run from the cops, even if they are innocent, because they are in fear of what may happen to them if they stop. A sad thing to say, but can we really trust the people in uniform to protect us? Who'll protect us from them??? He is like most of them, he'll get a week suspension, PAID, while they investigate, then he'll be on his merry way back to work as usual.
2007-11-20 21:13:18 · answer #4 · answered by yenkoman1969 3 · 5⤊ 4⤋
There's a lot of things I think the officer could have done better, using his taser was not one of them. The guy was non-compliant. He was argumentative while inside his car, refused to sign the citation, was ordered to turn around and put his hands behind his back which he did not do, began to walk away from the officer (even after he drew out his taser) and then finally started slipping his right hand into his pocket. At that point he was fully justified in using his taser. Add to that the fact that he did not have immediate assistance available and there were at least two adults. What's hard to believe is the guy kept walking away from him even after he drew out a taser.
2007-11-20 21:50:40 · answer #5 · answered by Matt 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No the cop shouldn't be fired. he was doing his job dealing with a dirty. The dirty wasn't being "nice and stuff", Dirty could have signed the ticket and been gone, instead the dirty wanted throw his weigh around. Cop attempts to make a legal arrest, dirty resists and gets tasered. No problem.
If the dirty didn't want his wife and kiddo to see him taken down he could have done three things-
1-Not break the traffic laws
2-Sign the ticket and leave
3-Not resist arrest
Frigging simple.
2007-11-20 23:28:09 · answer #6 · answered by lpdhcdh 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jeez, cops are getting scarier, they can taser and possibly kill you for going a few miles over the speed limit.
They're getting power mad with their little taser guns.
And they're not held accountable even if they do kill you.
If cops keep tasering citizens like this, I think more citizens will start running from the police.
2007-11-21 02:10:49 · answer #7 · answered by sister_godzilla 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
He wasn't being nice, he was refusing to sign the ticket.
His next stop was jail.
The UHP officer was alone with the closest backup miles away, facing two adults, one of whom was beginning to be combative.
The man is lucky that there was a taser available, because being shot or hit with a baton would have been the alternative.
BTW - before you can use a Taser, you have to get tased.
So all Officers who carry one, know what it feels like.
2007-11-20 21:24:04 · answer #8 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 8⤊ 3⤋
The dude did not listen to what the cop asked him to do, therefore he was tasered. Don't mess with the law, do what they say. He didn't ask him to do anything unreasonable, just to turn around and put his hands behind his back.
2007-11-20 22:33:42 · answer #9 · answered by Rych 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
For no just cause the cop should be suspended until a complete investigation is done and in the mean time I would get a lawyer and sue the cop,the police department the city the girl nest door lol,if possible because if u say is true that is very wrong n no place for a a..hole cop to many people have died from being tasered what in the hell was that cops problem he needs to out of that uniform for a while if not at all for good.
2007-11-20 21:40:57 · answer #10 · answered by Dark Shadows 3 · 3⤊ 7⤋
The cop wasn't wrong from a legal point of view. The man ignored the officers order and then put his hands in his pocket. People carry guns thease days. The officer didn't know if that man was a dangerous person or not. I would of tasered that guy the second he put his hands in his pocket also. A cop gives you an order you cooperate even if you think they're wrong. You can always have your day in court if you truly feel you have been violated. That man broke the law, refused an officer's order, then put his hands in his pocket. GUILTY as charged.
2007-11-20 22:05:32 · answer #11 · answered by Phantoms 2 · 5⤊ 5⤋