Reply #20: the chances that he would be injured were far greater if the cops had continued [View All]

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to physically wrestle with him. They obviously used a stun device on a low setting that got his attention by causing moderate pain and discomfort for a couple of seconds. If you watch the video, he screams "ow" a few times, but shows absolutely no ill-effects after just a few seconds.

Wrestling with him on the ground posed a far greater risk to him, to the cops, and to onlookers.

Tasers can be and are abused. But this doesn't appear to be a case where tasers were used in manner that caused a threat to this guy's well-being.