More and more we read of tasering incidents in the news... Are they truly justified in all cases? Most appear to be pure police brutality. The police feel justified in their actions and the courts sanction them. Why?
The latest incident ocurred 11/9/07 and is of a man in Alabama suffering from a diabetic seizure found slumped over the wheel of his vehicle on the side of a highway. The police suspected he was drunk and felt they had the right to taser him. The man was tasered three times and hauled off to jail. Once a breathalyzer test was performed the results came back 0.0. Of course, the police are not being reprimanded or disciplined and, in fact, it is felt that they handled the situation correctly.
Are our police so threatened and scared by the unconscious that they must taser them now?
In October 2007, four men in Portland, OR announced they are suing police for disrespect of their constitutional rights. One of the men was tasered for videotaping police searching a friend's home. The man is claiming unlawful seizure with excessive force was used when police tasered him and seized the camera. A friend had been videotaping the search, handed the camera to the man, he continued taping and moved away from the property when polic demanded that he stop filming. The police then came after him shooting him with beanbags and a taser. The police report stated that force was necessary because "he had refused to drop the camera which could be used as a weapon."
Were the police doing something illegal and that is why they were concerned about being videotaped?
There's also the case of the man who came home after a night of joviality and partying with friends, plopped on his sofa and fell asleep. Unfortunately, he forgot to take care of his alarm system. Two local cops came to his residence in response to a call from the alarm company and tasered him awake. Even after the guy identified himself and showed his driver's license with address the cops tasered him again! In the end he was hauled off to jail though eventually released without charges.
A similar recent story out of Omaha, NE, tells of a 53 year old who was tasered in his bed by local police who mistakenly identified him for someone else. To heap insult upon injury the police are claiming that they never tasered him!
Are the police afraid of sleeping men?
One of the worst out-of-control tasering situations I've seen on video about anyone was that of Canadian citizen Fouad Kaady. There are five videos and you should watch them all. It is sickening and concerning to all. Further, it is unbelievable that in this case the actions of the police were considered justified!
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Part V
- Why is tasering on the rise?
- Why do the police feel it necessary to taser so often for even the smallest infraction or offense?
- What happened to "presumed innocent until proven guilty"?
- Are we all considered armed and dangerous even if we are not armed and dangerous?
- Have we already moved into a police state of government?
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