Police Have Been Tasering Lots of People Lately

I disagree strongly with the use of tazers. Police do not have ultimate authority over me.

DID ANY BODY NOTICED THE NEW WORLD ORDER INTL.NWOO (NEW WORLD ORDER ONE)IN THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN!!!

the driver and his wife seem like major criminals !!
police officers are out of control from coast to coast !!

It am so great that this particular cop is suffering large-scale embarrassment and shame right now. May the experience stay with him for a very long time, and may other cops learn from it.

Seems the powers that be have decided that this officer acted 'appropriately'... but he's still on administrative leave because he's receiving death threats over the internet.

I'll bet if that cop told you to get down on your knees and suck dick you wouldn't fail to comply. I won't call you a fag because that would be giving fags a bad name. Honestly, how sissy compliant bloodlines such as the one you must stem from ever made the great succession to America I have no idea.

Bottom line: If a police officer is threatening you with force, comply. There is no way you're ever going to argue your way out of a ticket with a police officer. When your emotional (like this guy was), it's hard to articulate anything you are thinking. This is exactly what court is for, give your argument in a controlled calm setting, and let the much smarter (hopefully) judge decide if the ticket was warranted.
Not to mention, you have a good chance of the cop not even showing up to court if you contest it.
I don't agree with quick use of the taser, but this guy was an idiot to not cooperate. I mean did he think the cop was kidding, when he pulled out the taser? Furthermore, his refusal to comply (started walking back to his car)with the officer nullifies any validity with his original argument over the ticket. Once he disobeyed the officer, it's all out the door, including police misconduct(Unless the cop tased or beat the crap out of him, which he didn't). In court, this just looks like the cop "doing what he had to do" to control the citizen and get him to comply.
Furthermore, in refernence to this website's caption underneath the video,"It's just awful to see the taser take the place of physical force, which would have been perfectly sufficient in this case", give me a break. There is no way "physical force" here would have been sufficient. What was the cop going to do, take him down "mono y mono" until he got the cuffs on him? The officer was also outnumbered two to one. If he had a partner or back-up with him, I could see your point. Nevertheless, the office was by himself; engaging in physical force could have potentially endangered everyone in this encounter. Think about it, what if the man being arrested successfully resisted the officer's "physical force", or if the man's wife got involved? Things could have escalated to much more worse extent very quickly.
This brings me to my next point, enough with whining about tasering. I'm not a fan of it by any means, but the way it was used here was by no means "torture" as this website labels it. I'm sure it hurt like hell and the guy will be "butt hurt" about it for a long time, but he was fine. Trust me, he would have been in a lot more pain if he was sprayed with pepper spray and for a much longer period of time. It's not like the officer was abusing his use of the taser to the point of "torture". I'm guessing this guy experienced less than 10 seconds of pain. However, like the website says this all could have been avoided if the upset citizen would have recognized the fact that the officer was not fooling around. As soon as you calm down so will police officers, so be calm! I bet you, the officer would not have even arrested the man (after his refusal to sign it the first time) if he calmed down and signed the citation.
Nobody wants to lay down and take orders from anybody especially when you think you are innocent. But as this organization advocates, you don't prove your innocence to cops on the side of the road and refusing with their orders (if anything that'll be construed as guilt), you prove your innocence in court. Which no matter how much you hate it or how right you think you are, you always always comply with a police officer orders (as long as you're not incriminating yourself) especially when it is something as simple as putting your hands behind your back.

For all of you crying that the taser is torture why dont you trying getting hosed with OC (pepperspray) I'd take five secounds of pain over the 4 hours your eyes will be burning.

the advice suggested in the article is spot-on. The less said to a police officer is ALWAYS better. A great majority of my clients would have never had to hire me if they had not opened their mouths.

I agree strongly that the police should stop the use of tasars and stun guns immediatly. I also agree the use of pepper spray should be banned too. The .45 has always been much more effective at making the folks stop thier stupid behavior and it makes other potential criminals think twice if they realize they are putting their OWN lives at stake. I have a couple of stun guns myself, but they are a little dusty. I think the .45 is a much better means of protection for me and my family. We had better watch out for the liberals out there wanting to ban guns too. Before we know it, we'll have police officers armed only with a butter knife and the criminals armed with there assault guns of all sorts that was imported with their pot and cocain. I can see it now, some single mother frantically trying to call 911 as some doped up con with a gun is breaking down her door ---"Please help me! Bring your butter knives, theres a man with a gun trying to break in my home!" I'm not laughing, and nor should you. The honest citizen is losing thier rights as a result of liberals, and the criminals are enjoying every minute of it, as it only makes their way of life so much easier.

If the moron would have gave the cop his paperwork he could have saved himself some pain. When you are stopped by the police do as they ask and then you will not be tasered

You know, this guy is a textbook example of what NOT to do. This is an excellent website, and everyone should know, and demand, that his or her rights be respected. However, there's a time, and there's a place, for all of that, and it's NOT on the side of the road. When you give a cop hell, and then walk away WHILE STICKING YOUR HAND IN YOUR POCKET, you get your issue because you asked for it...PERIOD.

The comment that tazers, OC, and any other less than lethal force tools be "outlawed" is a silly, knee-jerk thing to say. Then, there's two options, wrestle or shoot. Tazers have saved a lot of lives, believe that or not. Obviously, they need be used correctly, and this was a correct use of a tazer. The hand in the pocket stupidity is a one-way ticket to a black bag.

KNOW your rights...the info on this site and many others is powerful, but you need to KNOW what you can and cannot do, and not simply skim over the "good parts" and think you are now F. Lee Bailey! Anyone who thinks that they have a right to get into their vehicle and lead a cop back to a sign to settle an issue for court is an idiot, and anyone who refuses to comply with a cop and WHO THEN EVEN FURTHER TURNS AWAY WHILE FIDDLING IN HIS POCKET is a idiot extraordinnaire.

OOOOPS! I only just now read beyond the subject line of the "...ban Tazers and OC spray...".

I am no Democrat or Republican fan, and I guess my point of view is most likely Libertarian. And, I am a VERY STRONG proponent of 2nd Amendment rights, which is IMHO the most important section of our Bill of Rights. Hell, I love the fact that we have policemen, and this moron on the video is LUCKY that the officer had a Tazer!!

I'm sure the guy would've enjoyed being beaten down by a baton or flashlight a lot less than being zapped.

I'm also sure there are a few cops out there who get their jollies out of the tazer, but they would probably get their kicks from beating suspects, instead. Since there's no lasting harm (assuming they don't fall head-first into traffic or get sat on and suffocated), the victim is a lot better off than if he had to get medical treatment for head injuries.

Its getting worse. I live in Utah, I've had the unpleasure of being tazed, and i can tell you, it was one of the most painful injuries I've had to deal with. I've had a busted hip,a busted bone in my back, I've had a real bullet, of .22, go into me in the stomach.
when I was shot with this tazor, i thought i had just been hit with a real bullet, I went down right away as the current stopped any and all reactions i had or could have had. I was pulled out of the car, still hurting, turned on my stomach, handcuffed, shackled then shot again with the tazor.
While in Jail, i met people, that had also been shot by these tazors, some of these men I met had even been hit in the face. Its not a good feeling, not at all. And in the video above, the poor man being tased, and his lady companion having to watch this is almost unreal, I watch it, and ask myself "why".
This is police brutality, that is and should be on the same level as the Rodny King beating that took place in LA.
The police are using these taser freely. Its inhumane, we as people, as human beings have rights, under God, and under the laws of the United States.
This needs to stop, not just with the tazoring, but also all the other things police, jail guards, correction officials, and other "othority figures", use for their own control.
I've seen it first hand, not all police are bad, but from what I have seen, and what i have experienced, majority of these men and women, that hold badges are "bad".

This is fucking bullshit. The officer didn't even give him time to comply. FUCK THE COPS!!!!!

You guys are all idiots, he did give him time to comply seven seconds. How long does it take to pull out a gun? Less then a second, the officer was right in everyway, sending the wife back into the vehicle, keeping the taser in him. If he wouldn't of taken control of the situation what would've happened? The man obviously wasn't listeneing? It's too bad that people like you are the reasons why Cops are afraid to do what they are supposed to do -stop chaos.

If tazered do the following:
1.cross the wires.(causing the circut to short)
2.old farmboy trick.step in water if available sends the volts and amps back to the Tazer holder.(or make water to step in)
3. grab the tazer holder with one hand.(by his nuts if possible)zapping the piss out him and with the other grab the Tazer and hold down the button.
I do not recommend getting Tazered but if you make it ineffective they will stop using it.

I agree entirely with the poster's comments, however ... There must be other videos that will function more effectively as propaganda for this important issue. One, for example, where the victim is not such a COMPLETE ASSHOLE and will inspire more sympathy. I really, really hate to say it, but I felt a bit of pleasure when he got zapped. I can, and do, separate that feeling from my judgment of the event; but, unfortunately, the majority of viewers will not. FEATURE A MORE EFFECTIVE VIDEO! There are many to be found on the web.

If I was the cop an saw the guy the fooling with his hand in his pocket, along with his other demeanor I would have tased him just as fast. You only have to be wrong once about that to never make it home. The taser gives everyone an out well short of death. It's a life saver.

Anyone who wants to gamble their life facing a guy with an attitude playing pocket pool is eligible for the Darwin Award.

This is the kind of thing that happens when you have officers giving BS traffic tickets to raise revenue for the state. The guy was barely over the limit but the trooper was quick to give him a ticket.

The guy passed the reduced speed sign and had barely 5-8 seconds to slow down. This is called the typical speed trap that Utah is famous for. Look it up, Utah troopers write more speeding tickets than just about any other state mostly for BS radar tickets to raise money.
The whole state is a speed trap.

The situation would not have happened if the trooper were truly looking for unsafe driving instead of making their quaterly quota.
IMHO

whos stupid ur stupid or there stupid how bout ur all stupid and ur a dick head bitch how bout u let me taser ur bitch ass

you wanna try you little punk, i will arest your mom and cuff her to my bed and then show her what a good time is, litte fucking prick

they must get some kinda rush from watchin people shake and foam out the mouth and shit i think they like it and go home an masterbate to cuz there pussy and theres wifes are gettin dick elsewere

It's too bad the dude didn't just sign the ticket and say. "I will contest this with you later" if he felt he had to smart mouth him.

Both were right and wrong. This is an example of both the suspect and the police going overboard in an escalation situation which is something you don't want in a traffic stop.

He should have said for the guy to "Put your hands on the car and don't reach for anything or I am going to use force" and give him ONLY one warning instead of just pulling out the Tasar right away.

The warning will probably scare the guy from reaching anything more likely then not.

and yes he could have wrestled the "bad guy" in an angle where he would be between the two cars.

It's wrong to assume "everyone has a gun" because that will cause paranoia and is not healthy even for a police officer. He should just use his own judgment instead of relying on policy all the time.

silly me I forgot to put a name. X: to myself. I have seen on COPS that they don't use the taser right away in a traffic stop if the bad guy refuses to cooperate. In the UK the COPS would have a better attitude too also shown on COPS.

In addition I have seen somebody been pulled over for a possible "Grand Theft Auto" The suspect stepped out when he was told and the officer didn't even handcuff the suspect while in the squad car and in the secure facility. nor did they bad mouth each other. COP vs Suspect.

Almost like there is some sort of law that causes Cops and Suspect to have to respect each other or sever punishment, Weird.

I was at a concert last year in Houston, TX at a venue named Walters on Washington. The band playing was a two-piece, Two Gallants, folk-rock, far from any chaotic destructive noise, and was putting on a mild show.

There was a noise complaint, and the cop that showed to check it out, Officer Garcia, Tasered a 14 year old boy until he passed out from pain.

This incident , in my opinion, is a much more accurate case study in relation too taser discussion. (because it was super fucked up beyond any shadow of a doubt) The videos are on youtube, and me and some local people who actually give a shit about our community raised hell and even got some local news coverage on the event.

If you wanna see the video and the Chief of police in Houston talking about the incident, just type in "Walters on Washington Taser" in the youtube search.

((The videos are all a little shaky, but i think it really gives a feel for the incident, like a member of the audience POV. The cop also tried to tackle the guitarist/lead vocalist of the band, who dodged him and bolted down the street, later to be picked up by local hooligans and aided and abetted. His drummer however, spent the evening in Harris County, for not running fast enough.))

I think that there is quite a bit of confusion of what a citation is. I written citation is a criminal complaint where the accused can actually sign the citation and make a later court appearance. What you are signing for is your promise (as an honest citizen who committed a traffic infraction) that you will not try to run from justice. Take it from me, if you are given a citation sign it and if you truly believe that the officer was wrong, fight it in court. Do not fight with the officer on the street, he is the one that will win in the end. Court is the place to argue your case, not on the side of the road. There are no comfortable chairs for the judge and jury to sit on the side of the road lol.

In this particular case I believe that the man retreating back to his car was an extremely stupid move. I have a family and I do not want to engage in a high speed chase. I do not want to put myself or others at risk. I also believe that the officer did not know what the driver intended to do. There is a problem when a driver refuses your directions. Most people will comply as law abiding citizens.

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