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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA man has a stroke and doesn't comply - SO - the police taser and pepper spray him
The Fredericksburg Police Department released this body camera video of Officer Shaun Jurgens. Jurgens used a stun gun and pepper sprayed a man who was having a medical emergency May 4. Some audio was redacted to protect personal information of the driver.
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A man has a stroke and doesn't comply - SO - the police taser and pepper spray him (Original Post)
kpete
May 2015
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)1. What the hell are police officers being taught these days?
Lindsay
(3,276 posts)2. "Comply or die,"
apparently.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. Not all that long ago I loved to travel.
Now, I'm happy to stay home. Well, almost.
malaise
(268,724 posts)4. The one who was acquitted yesterday said that he learned his tactics
in Afghanistan.
Folks have no idea how Bush et al fugged up everything with their 'homeland security'.
Cops serve and protect the 1%, their corporations and banks and those they own.
Jim__
(14,063 posts)5. So, is this cop disciplined for tasering this guy?
Or, is it acceptable police procedure to just taser people who are not causing any trouble but do not immediately respond to police commands? Even if their non-responsiveness is due to serious illness?
Logical
(22,457 posts)6. LOL, to protect and serve. What a load of bullshit that is now days. nt