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September 18th 2007 23:58
There's been another incident of a police officer wrongly Tasering a student. The kid deserved to be arrested -- at a John Kerry speech he refused to leave the Q&A microphone when told to, and then he physically resisted the officers who came. It's hard not to enjoy watching the cops electrocute him. AAAAAHHHHH!!!!
But they had him on the ground, surrounded by officers, before Tasering him. One officer said, "Put your hands behind your back -- you will be Tased."
I'd like to reiterate my research from the last time this happened:
Tasers are potentially harmful, and they're not made to be used as a punishment for disobeying officers' orders -- they're strictly to prevent physical danger. With the manpower they had, there's no reason the cops couldn't have forced the guy's hands behind his back. He was resisting, but he was not striking officers, and from the camera angles provided it does not appear he could have hurt anyone.
I should point out, though, that the Police Executive Research Forum holds that Tasers can be used against "actively resisting" suspects, with no stated exception for situations where the resistance poses no serious threat. It does warn against "punitive" uses. (And regarding that previous case I wrote about, it expressly forbids zapping "passive" suspects.)
Michelle Malkin has more info. Apparently the kid asked his question after the Q&A was supposed to end, and even rushed ahead in line to do so. One witness claims, "The other videos do not show that Meyer was handcuffed, before he was tasered." If this is true, it's even more likely a wrongful Tasering. However, the PERF guidelines explicitly permit Tasering a handcuffed suspect if he's still resisting.
But they had him on the ground, surrounded by officers, before Tasering him. One officer said, "Put your hands behind your back -- you will be Tased."
I'd like to reiterate my research from the last time this happened:
According to Taser's official Web site, "TASER systems use proprietary technology to immediately incapacitate dangerous, combative or high-risk individuals who pose a risk to law enforcement officers, innocent citizens or themselves."
Tasers are potentially harmful, and they're not made to be used as a punishment for disobeying officers' orders -- they're strictly to prevent physical danger. With the manpower they had, there's no reason the cops couldn't have forced the guy's hands behind his back. He was resisting, but he was not striking officers, and from the camera angles provided it does not appear he could have hurt anyone.
I should point out, though, that the Police Executive Research Forum holds that Tasers can be used against "actively resisting" suspects, with no stated exception for situations where the resistance poses no serious threat. It does warn against "punitive" uses. (And regarding that previous case I wrote about, it expressly forbids zapping "passive" suspects.)
Michelle Malkin has more info. Apparently the kid asked his question after the Q&A was supposed to end, and even rushed ahead in line to do so. One witness claims, "The other videos do not show that Meyer was handcuffed, before he was tasered." If this is true, it's even more likely a wrongful Tasering. However, the PERF guidelines explicitly permit Tasering a handcuffed suspect if he's still resisting.
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