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- UncleCrapper, on 12/10/2007, -3/+16You have to remember, the cops were tasering for two..
- Cowfrommars, on 12/10/2007, -0/+13Digg needs a Taser section.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -2/+9This is unbelievable! Each time I hear this story, it just pisses me off!
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -0/+6Yeah, this is a bad video. The actual video was on Digg a few days ago.
The original video clearly showed that the woman had been subdued before he tazed her.
The woman just walked away from the officer, the officer tackled her to the ground, held her with one hand, pulled out his tazer and tazed a subdued woman in the neck while the cop was already in control.
The woman had visited the police station because she was mentally distressed and feared that she was going to hurt her baby. She was not under arrest and the police had the baby in custody.
Here's the video:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22847362-2,00 ... - PunkRockRalph, on 12/10/2007, -1/+6i think people are upset because they're tired of watching the police electrocute everybody. oh, by the way, did the baby in her stomach break the law?
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -0/+5How is an officer supposed to know if you;
have a medical condition
are mentally challenged
are on a high dose of medication
are injured
are in distress, shock or panicking
Taser cures all I guess! - PunkRockRalph, on 12/10/2007, -1/+6why do cops have such a boner for tazers these days?
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4Wtf? Natives using electricity in 1500? This makes sense to you?
- ordig, on 12/10/2007, -2/+5Are there any cases of cops actually getting prosecuted for stuff like this? I'm guessing probably not Huh?
- Turambar, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3like down syndrome...
- dukeeeey, on 12/10/2007, -1/+4because the government is training them to be like this
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -2/+5Your chances of getting shot or tased by a cop or your family being killed or injured in a car crash caused by a cop are ten thousand times more likely than ever being "saved" or "protected" by one.
Most of these idiots do more harm than good - inactive, on 12/10/2007, -1/+4All criminals are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.....if you can catch them and put them in a court of law.....
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2Do some research, for about twenty years then come back and post.
We don’t want to hear any more of your ill informed garbage until then - drobati, on 12/10/2007, -1/+3Sickening.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2The full story:
The FBI and an Ohio police department are investigating an incident in which a pregnant woman was stunned with a Taser inside the lobby of a police station after refusing to answer an officer's question and ultimately resisting arrest.
The two investigations began after Richard Jones, president of the Ohio chapter of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network, called in a complaint to the Trotwood Police Department, Trotwood public safety director Michael Etter told ABC News.
Surveillance video of the incident, which took place on the morning of Nov. 18, shows a woman identified in a police incident report as Valreca Redden, 33, in the lobby of the suburban Dayton police station with her 1-year-old son.
Redden, according to Etter, had come to the police station to ask police to take custody of her child. When officer Michael Wilmer asked why, the woman reportedly would only say that "she's tired of playing games" with the baby's father.
"At this point, they had a little more discussion that went nowhere," Etter said, recounting the incident. "She says, 'I'm leaving.'"
Etter, who repeatedly emphasized to ABC News that Wilmer had no idea the Valreca was pregnant, said that the officer then explained that she could not leave without further explanation. He took hold of the child with one arm, Etter said, and pushed the woman down with the other.
When a second officer arrived, Wilmer handed over the 1-year-old and attempted to handcuff Valreca. She began to resist, Etter said, at which point he "employed what is called a 'drive stun'" on the back of her neck.
"If he were to take the baby and have her leave, we don't know who the baby is," Etter said. "There's certain information that he's responsible for. I think the officer made the right decision in detaining her." Wilmer remains on duty. - nblsavage, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2and this justifies tasing?
- nblsavage, on 12/10/2007, -1/+3it's too ***** easy. It's not supposed to be a substitute for physical subdual or people skills...it's a substitute for a gun and should be treated with the same caution. Would a cop have shot a pregnant woman who was not under arrest and who was already down?
- nblsavage, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2no, thats when you block her path moron.
- nblsavage, on 12/10/2007, -2/+4power tripping+lazy
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -1/+3If you're willing to overlook police abuses against those you disagree with, I've got a newsflash for you: You're a fascist pig who's contributing to the downfall of the American Way. Go crawl in a hole.
- crushfan, on 12/10/2007, -1/+2Direct link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPYW82-Blik
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -0/+1I know, they didn't add any rock and roll music either.
- doctechnical, on 12/10/2007, -3/+3Because it's a very useful and safe non-lethal method of subduing perps. Or would you rather they go back to the old billy-club to the kidneys so you piss blood for a month?
Given a choice between being tazed or maced, I'll take the former. The pain goes away as soon as the cop lets up on the trigger. - absolutelytrue, on 05/26/2009, -4/+4Totally sickening. And what really pisses me off is the paid administrative leave that cops get after something like this... isn't that the same thing is a paid vacation? Hey.. why not go out and Taser a few infants today!
- sexybobo, on 12/10/2007, -1/+1they have one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38643387@N00/ - Genjeta, on 12/10/2007, -1/+1Really? I've grown used to it now. And its actually kinda amusing to see in what odd situation cops will pull out the unnecessary taser on seemingly more and more defenseless people. I'm just waiting for Cops taser baby jokes.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -2/+2Yes it does.
- floridiot2, on 12/10/2007, -1/+1Syndrome of a Down.
- TheTaoOfBill, on 12/10/2007, -1/+1Why would native Americans abort babies? The more babies they have the easier it is to hunt and gather.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -2/+1Sure... if shes running off with a kid that she wanted to give away.
- runesya, on 12/10/2007, -3/+2"Now the FBI is investigating whether the police violated the woman's civil rights".
Huh. Isn't it clear?? - hokeywebb22, on 12/10/2007, -8/+6Why is everyone do upset by this? The woman broke the law and tried to run. They could have tackled her but would that have been any better?
- saltinekracka20, on 12/10/2007, -3/+1So lame Diggers with nothing else to do will have a way to fill their time.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -4/+1She wanted to give up her kid. She couldn't take care of it and was pregnant with another. Sounds like she wasn't the most responsible person on the planet. She tries to walk off with the kid she claims is hers, doesn't answer questions about the kid she's brought to the station to give away...doesn't tell anyone she's got another kid on the way. So...how does anyone know at the time it's really her kid?
- saltinekracka20, on 12/10/2007, -4/+1You sound like a total retard.
- OatmealBatman2, on 12/10/2007, -4/+1I'm upset that the video was only 37 seconds. It's a far cry from the 5 minutes promised in the digg story title. Shameful!
- sexybobo, on 12/10/2007, -4/+1How was the officer supposed to know she was "pregant"?
- look4alec, on 12/10/2007, -5/+1Not shocking in the least. This is how they will do abortions once Roe v. Wade is overturned by this complicit administration. The native americans have been using electricity to abort babies since the 1500s. This is tribal prerogative and should be respected for what it is.
- Antibland, on 12/10/2007, -5/+1Let's all remember the difference between getting tased for committing an actual crime, as in this video, and for being the unfortunate target of a trigger-happy, ***** cop. Some voltage is justified.
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