Couple of things. There was not license plate on the vehicle which is a sign that it could a stolen and that would make this a dangerous situation. Next to domestic calls traffic violations is one of the most dangerous things cops do. For all you know he has a kilo of coke in the trunk and is willing to kill to stay out of prison.
You are wrong if you think the officer was not in any danger. He was standing on the narrow shoulder of a busy road with a person beginning to shows signs of aggression standing next to him. One good shove and his is dead. He had the taser out and was giving clear instructions that were being ignored. Was the person going to shove him into to traffic? Probably not but when being wrong means you end up dead you tend to not want to take the chance.
When you point a taser at someone and they continue to act belligerently and actaully move towards you when you are standing very close together you have to pull the trigger. That man was tasered because of his own stupidity. I kept thinking he was going to tase him again to make him shut up. That would have been wrong but you know he thought about it.
the guy tasing the man holding the baby should be fired at least.
You are wrong if you think the officer was not in any danger. He was standing on the narrow shoulder of a busy road with a person beginning to shows signs of aggression standing next to him. One good shove and his is dead. He had the taser out and was giving clear instructions that were being ignored. Was the person going to shove him into to traffic? Probably not but when being wrong means you end up dead you tend to not want to take the chance.
When you point a taser at someone and they continue to act belligerently and actaully move towards you when you are standing very close together you have to pull the trigger. That man was tasered because of his own stupidity. I kept thinking he was going to tase him again to make him shut up. That would have been wrong but you know he thought about it.
the guy tasing the man holding the baby should be fired at least.
1984 at last...Very Disturbing
25/08/2010 04:08:04 PM
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what a stupid decision...
25/08/2010 04:16:49 PM
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You don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy in your driveway
25/08/2010 04:32:08 PM
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the police aren't snapping pictures.
25/08/2010 04:36:32 PM
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How is it really that much different then following in car or helicopter?
25/08/2010 04:27:28 PM
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it's about 4th and 5th amendment, imho
26/08/2010 03:00:01 AM
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and how is it different from police hiding a GPS tracker in my coat? Or is that OK too? *NM*
26/08/2010 05:12:30 AM
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When it comes to stuff like this I always same the same thing
25/08/2010 05:09:01 PM
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true. but what if they only think you're breaking the law?
25/08/2010 05:19:52 PM
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Well they would easily find out you weren't a drug dealer
25/08/2010 05:25:40 PM
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wait, now i'm guilty until proven innocent?
25/08/2010 05:32:42 PM
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most of those people deserved to be tasered *NM*
25/08/2010 05:45:29 PM
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most of the old women and non-resisting people deserve to be tasered? *NM*
25/08/2010 09:07:12 PM
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most of them are resiting they resisting
25/08/2010 09:13:29 PM
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but they aren't resisiting in a way that puts the officer in danger, i mean.
25/08/2010 09:22:06 PM
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but effective
25/08/2010 09:55:30 PM
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yes nothing says "better than arguing" than ELECTROCUTING SOMEONE
25/08/2010 11:14:55 PM
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any physical altercation is dangerous for a police officer
25/08/2010 11:30:07 PM
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you see plenty of videos where the person wasn't being aggressive, though.
25/08/2010 11:46:43 PM
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Sorry but he needed to be tasered
26/08/2010 02:57:19 AM
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well we're getting a little off topic here and going to a sidebar soon..
26/08/2010 03:36:43 AM
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And when someone dies because they get electrocuted?
26/08/2010 06:52:13 AM
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all the more reason to listen to a police officer if they point a taser at you *NM*
26/08/2010 02:43:46 PM
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I believe Jefferson had a certain famous quote about that... *NM*
25/08/2010 07:50:48 PM
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It was Franklin.
25/08/2010 10:12:54 PM
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i do love that quote
25/08/2010 11:17:11 PM
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They did. He says it in Congress and, if I recall correctly, Dickinson gets annoyed.
25/08/2010 11:37:41 PM
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The law is not always just or correct. Legislators make mistakes and can be corrupt. *NM*
25/08/2010 09:06:55 PM
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This feels like two separate issues to me.
25/08/2010 05:25:50 PM
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even if they are not restricted, driveways are private property
25/08/2010 05:34:00 PM
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you don't need permission to walk up someone's driveway until they have posted a no trespassing sign
25/08/2010 06:00:02 PM
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I think...
25/08/2010 09:47:51 PM
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Or you could go the other way, and say it's legal for them to put a GPS tracker on your house.
25/08/2010 10:30:32 PM
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