Have you heard about stun gun misuse in America?

Question

A few stories have filtered down from Canada about RCMP and local police using stun guns to kill or seriously injure unruly citizens. One case out of BC involved the death of a well-qualified Polish man who was visiting his mother and intended to work in Canada. Because of delays at Customs and a language problem, he apparently became angry and confused, resulting in an embarrassing international incident, with the government of Poland demanding an explanation for this excessive use of force. Since the United States is even a larger police state, there must be lots of similar occurrences here, right?

Answer 1

No. Over 97 percent of police contacts in the United States involve no use of force at all.

The problem is, you never hear about that, because it is boring and not newsworthy. You only hear about the very few instances where the taser is used.

I don't know what you consider "misuse", but I can tell you every single video I've seen starts out with some argumentative subject who ignores the police when they give a lawful order.

I also do not see where you consider the BC instance "excessive force". The Polish man was yelling, throwing chairs, and causing a disturbance. You can not blame the RCMP for the language barrier. All they were doing was to try and restore order. It is a shame that he died, however, I suspect when the autopsy comes out, you will see he had some medical condition that was complicated by the tantrum he threw.

Answer 2

In this day and age you cannot act up in an airport period. Regardless of any bad press that may result, the Police are duty bound to quell the situation. The negative press is much worse if someone rams a plane into a skyscraper.

The use of Tazers has greatly reduced the injuries to officers and the accused. We did not have them when I was a cop; if a guy did not want to be handcuffed it got really rough for both parties, the Tazer is a great advancement for peace. The alternative is literally beating the crap out of someone.

I cannot believe I wasted my time answering this question after the childish police state remark. I second the motion; GROW UP!

Answer 3

As long as you mind your own business and act like a law abiding citizen, you do not have to worry about the misuse of a stun gun. People who act like th Polish man becoming angry and causing a disturbance in an airport is not going to be tolerated there or any place else. I have lived quite a few years on this earth, and I have had encountered police during a stop. I have never had a stun gun used on me because I know that causing a disturbance would be a bad decision on my part.

Answer 4

In this post 9/11 time you think someone would act sooner than after ten hours of wandering around and then ending up in the wrong place. In this computer age one might look forward to having a machine that could translate human languages. The man came to a socially cold end, period.

Answer 5

Warren, Ohio...police officer used stun gun 7 times on an intoxicated woman even though she posed no threat to the police officer. He said it's because she was violent but it was caught on tape. Officer is under suspension.

Answer 6

Yes and we want to get it baned! Too many people have been killed with it because of health conditions. it's another way for the man pigs to show force and power and that big brother is in charge here! We the people will challenge this way for the use of deadly force.

Answer 7

You made it almost all the way through without demonstrating what you are. Police state? Right. Go away and grow up.

Answer 8

I've never seen such barbarism. It's totally acceptable to scream and throw chairs around in an airport.

Answer 9

Nope. Only stun gun related story I can recall is that "Don't taze me, bro" story from Florida.

Answer 10

i will do a poll for you what would you prefer

getting shoot by a bullet or a stun gun

i think stun gun will come out tops