'You're a (expletive) for Tasing an injured person'

[Swede]

Gee,I want a taser too. :shrug:


About 3 a.m. Aug. 14, the deputy was assisting EMS at a traffic crash on the 6000 block of Old River Road that involved a 4-wheeler, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The patient became combative with EMS.

“I had to deploy my Taser to gain compliance,” the report said. The 19-year-old aggressively moved toward the deputy and yelled, “You’re a (expletive) for Tasing an injured person.”


http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/baker-32004-nwfdn-expletive-injured.html

[Ignis]

1. "I had to deploy my Taser to gain compliance."

No, you didn't. You chose to.

:argh:

[provis99]

2. a Taser is only supposed to be used as an alternative to shooting someone.

So the officer is saying it was either the Taser or shoot to kill?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. The man threatened to beat up the officer, and then lunged at him.

I suppose letting the guy beat him up was one of the options.

[Bold Lib]

6. Then why was the report written using "compliance" rather than

self defense? I know you don't know the answer it's more of a rhetorical question. I think tasers are a wonderful toll of "less-lethal" but they are far from "non-lethal" as many people (officers included) consider them. With the number of people dieing from being tasered departments that allow the use of tasers for "compliance" are reconsidering their policy.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. As we all know, injured people are helpless.

Also- injured animals backed into a corner.

[fl_dem]

5. I love it...my hometown paper on DU

and being represented so well....:headbang:...more of today's headlines:

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http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/search-32017-strip-possession.html

And check out the comments in this article, this will give you an idea of the mentality in this area:

Destin captain meets with president, first lady
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/destin-32005-first-answered.html