Taser abuse AGAIN! Hospital tasers 66-year-old minister over joke

[DogPoundPup]

A reverend claims security guards dragged him out of a Toledo, Ohio hospital and tasered and beat him because he told a joke, CBS reported Friday.

Security cameras caught the incident on camera and show at least five officers surrounding a man laying on the floor and beating him.

"They've cut about five minutes of this video out," Poisson said, describing the length of time he was kicked on the ground by one of the younger guards.

Rev. Al Poisson said he was visiting the hospital to see a man who had been injured while Poisson was shopping with his 6-year-old grandson.

"It wound up being an atrocious, unbelievable situation, to say the least," the 66-year-old minister said.

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http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Hospital_tasers_66yearold_minister_over_joke_0725.html

Ya' know, if they want to use these tasers to subdue people, why do they invariably kick and kick and kick these downed subjects? Cops are really going over the edge in their psychotic madness.

[jakem]

1. wow. what was the joke?

and how did mcanus not qualify for this treatment with his gorilla joke?

[pnwmom]

3. The joke was about not smiling. Seriously.

The minister asked the guard if he was happy and the guard said yes. So the minister told him he should tell his face.

I don't think that was a tactful thing to do, or a funny thing to say. But obviously, the minister didn't mean any harm and was zero threat. The fault lies entirely with the guards.

[Canuckistanian]

2. And the hospital is charging HIM with assault??

If this is a case of "duelling assaults", the cops LOSE, big time.

What's going on in America? Why are large numbers of police ganging up on ordinary citizens?

Especially when the citizens in question are not threatening the public peace?