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- onisamsha, on 11/21/2007, -27/+531What a complete sack of *****. If trying to talk your way out of a ***** speeding ticket warranted electrocution, i would've gotten the chair by now. Nobody likes getting a ticket, especially on a cross country trip, as this family was apparently doing judging from the huge amount of ***** you can see piled up through the back window. The cop was completely the aggressor, you can actually see the driver turn away in a submissive manner when the cop draws, obviously freaked out at having a gun shaped device pointed at him. Any reasonable person, in the context of a speeding ticket, would be just as shocked and dumbfounded at how to respond to a gun (of any sort, i dont give a ***** if its 'non-lethal') pointed in your face after stepping out of your car and trying to ask a cop a question. And not only that, but he had about 8 seconds between the first command and the shocks. That's right 8 seconds to comprehend and process what the proper action is to avoid getting ELECTROCUTED, in a situation, that up until that point, had been complete peaceful, and with no explanation at all as to why the cop was doing what he was doing. Does that not sound like some insane bizarro version of America to the rest of you?
This cop fails at using the proper amount of force for the situation. In all liklihood, the cop will get off without any punishment because, it's true, the man was not following a legal order, even if it was issued not 8 seconds before he attacked the man. However, were he a decent HUMAN BEING, he would have quickly seen that a stern voice and an explanation would have accomplished the same thing, saved a man from torture, and not scared a wife into thinking her husband was dead. To any reasonable person viewing this, it should be a matter of right and wrong, not whether the cop was 'legally right' to use force in order to 'control the situation.' I don't care about the BS argument that the cop, "had no way of knowing whether this guy was a threat or not. For all the cop knew he could have pulled a gun or started running at any second." He made no threatening moves whatsoever, he simply failed to listen to the cops ambiguous, threatening, and downright confusing directions. Did he bother to explain that, in the state of Utah, by refusing to sign a ticket you can be arrested? No of course not, he just brutishly ordered him to "Get out of the car," without any heads up that he was about to be arrested. By not informing a peaceful person ahead of time why they are being arrested, the policemen created a situation in which confusion and unfamiliarity with what in the ***** was going on forced the man into resistance by default.
Take this guy's badge, he's a disgrace to law enforcement. If I was the victim's wife, i would have called that cop out for the the sick sadistic sonofabitch he is, straight to his face, then I'd call my lawyer to start proceedings to sue his department for the illegal search he conducted after saying that the vehicle was in her control (because it's obvious he was just looking for contraband to try and cover his ass with some trumped up charges to explain why he needed to use a taser in a situation like this). Electrocution is not the answer when a man has defied you due to confusion for 10 seconds and presents no threat whatsoever. You can't punish a man for what your cowardly ass "thinks" the man could do, and, even worse, endanger his life for no reason. Arguments about the seemingly daily reports of taser stopping hearts aside, had he tased the man at an inopportune time he could have easily fallen directly in front of an on-coming semi. I'd like to see him try to calm down the innocent wife then.
In a just world, this cop would be tased in front of his wife and kids for no reason at all other than another man's petty self-righteous sense of authority. I think that's fair. - voyetra8, on 11/21/2007, -21/+362Unlike most morons that get tasered, I actually think this guy clearly didn't deserve to be nailed.
All of this for not signing a citation? WTF??
And FWIW, I think the search is at 8:30 is not legal. - voyetra8, on 11/21/2007, -8/+305Oh, and be sure to watch his explanation to the other cop at the end: "He was jumping around, back here and over to here, so I said 'nah, I ain't playing this game.'"
Then compare it to what the video camera caught. - milkbone98, on 11/21/2007, -13/+277Typical case of yet another cop that got beat up too much in high school. Respect my authoritah!!
- neuralzen, on 11/21/2007, -33/+279That cop belongs in prison. He didn't even read him his rights!
- mattewood, on 11/21/2007, -9/+224Seems like tasering people is almost a sport for some cops these days. They're looking for ANY chance to electrocute you.
- drvelocity, on 11/21/2007, -15/+189God this ***** makes me absolutely sick to my stomach.
Isn't it funny that, at least in my experience, it's the youngest of us who are most outraged at everything that is happening to our country? People that are supposedly too young to understand what America is about? What being a true citizen and patriot should be about?
I see this and want to puke because it's so clear to me what I used to believe (and was indeed true, to an extent) about the greatness and freedom of America is all but ***** at this point. And yet my parents, and just about everyone I know of their generation, could give a rats ass. They're too busy dealing with their daily lives than to deal with the country going down the toilet (even on a perfunctory level). Of course there are exceptions, but one look at the age distribution of the Ron Paul/Dennis Kusinich support crowd I think backs up my assertion.
If the WWII generation was the "greatest generation", then I hereby award the "worst generation" trophy to the baby boomers for looking the other way while the Bush admin took over. - m8ymerc1, on 11/21/2007, -10/+162That cop should go to jail for the BS he pulled. He was way out of line!
- Matthew720, on 11/21/2007, -7/+142I've got a couple of things I'd like to point out.
1. The officer seems to have a communication problem. He did not instruct the driver that a failure to sign would result in an arrest. He then ordered him out of the vehicle and failed to instruct him what to do, he just said, you're under arrest put your hands behind your back. His voice wasn't authoritative to be taken seriously. He sounded like he was joking.
2. After handcuffing the driver, he left him laying on the side of the road and walked away to talk to the wife. That's a big no no. The guy was already in handcuffs and his safety is in the officer's hands. He should have put him in the police car first and then talked to the wife.
3. Towards the end he performs an illegal search.
This police officer fails miserably. What an amateur. - skeetshot, on 11/21/2007, -6/+134"he went for a ride with the taser"
Sounds like the cop thinks it's no big deal to have all of your muscles in your body contract as hard as possible, all at the same time. ***** you officer. - milkbone98, on 11/21/2007, -11/+121What else would you expect from a professional liar?
- onisamsha, on 11/21/2007, -11/+115That search is termed, "a post incident, semi-legalish, post-brutality-search-for-some-contraband-to-write-a-bogus-report-to-make-myself-look-like-less-of-a-sadistic-monster" search.
- maeon3, on 11/21/2007, -6/+95READ ME MY RIGHTS! DO YOU WANT ANOTHER HIT WITH THIS?
omg this crap needs to stop now. - stevets, on 11/21/2007, -6/+92What an *****. After the other cop showed up he tried sounding all cool and didn't even tell his story exactly as it happened. Talk about a crock of *****. I hope this guy loses his job over this one.
- Grummond, on 11/21/2007, -20/+98So...this kinda thing is "acceptable behaviour" by american police officers, supposed to be serving the public?
And you guys still wonder why the Iraqis are still fighting your presence in their country? After seeing this crap, i wonder how your soldiers there are treating the general public.
"Pain compliance" is a pretty way of saying "using unbearable pain to get someone to comply with orders". Torture is another example of pain compliance. - Hockey13, on 11/21/2007, -6/+82http://highwaypatrol.utah.gov/
Write to them. Tell them how disgusting you think this is. - Grummond, on 11/21/2007, -10/+71You'll make a fine officer of the law one day, i'm sure.
- SillyDigger, on 11/21/2007, -4/+64He also said that he gave a warning before using the taser, another lie.
- briankwest, on 11/21/2007, -2/+62http://highwaypatrol.utah.gov/contact_uhp.html
- Schneckehaus, on 11/21/2007, -12/+70Excessive force much?
- notque, on 11/21/2007, -2/+59http://www.kutv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_ ...
Man plans to sue. Good for him. - stevets, on 11/21/2007, -1/+53Yep, once someone has been arrested law enforcement is allowed to search the "immediate area" where they were arrested i.e. car, apartment, brothel, etc. Now, if the arrest is later determined to be unlawful, then any evidence collected during the subsequent illegal search cannot be used in court.
- onisamsha, on 11/21/2007, -11/+62And now why could that be? Maybe because you're just a puny example of a human being who wallows around in other's needless misery and pain like a pig in *****?
- Rahodeb, on 11/21/2007, -4/+55It's sick to hear him joking about it with the other cop when he arrives.
"he took a ride on the taser", "oh really, how'd ya like it?"
***** bastards - inactive, on 11/21/2007, -20/+69I wonder how many Diggs a story with the title "Ron Paul Tased for playing Halo 3 on his iPhone which runs Ubuntu" will get
- slapded, on 11/21/2007, -4/+53i love how the cop tries to lie his way out of what happened. i guess he forgot it was on video. stupid cop. however, the driver should have known that signing a citation is not an admission of guilt. wait for the court date then do the damage.
- johnburk, on 11/21/2007, -19/+64This beeing the US. I expected the cop to shoot the pregnant women.
- wedgemartin, on 11/21/2007, -8/+51Yeah. I think 'Nah, I ain't playing this game' says it all. We seriously need to beef up the screening on police officers in this country. Start with an IQ test, some sort of professional psychiatric evaluation, an ethics test, and find out how many times they got the ***** beat out of them in high school.
- johnnybluejeans, on 11/21/2007, -0/+41Apparently the man who was arrested is suing the Utah highway patrol. Good for him.
http://www.kutv.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content ... - sockpuppets, on 11/21/2007, -15/+49Police aren't allowed to "order you" to do things. Do you have any idea what your RIGHTS are?
- usrlocalbin, on 11/21/2007, -10/+44***** that pig.
Take his badge, and give the dude he tasered two taser guns to see how that ***** likes it. - tinhat, on 11/21/2007, -9/+40Miranda rights do not have to be read at the time of arrest, only before official questioning.
- thesio, on 11/21/2007, -6/+37you are not required to sign your name to any document in the US. it is your signature, laws protect your right not to sign. if you dont sign, the officer writes that you did not sign and has a witness sign, usually another cop. way to be a dumbass.
- ndavisAA, on 11/21/2007, -24/+54Just watched the video... If the wife had a gun, it would have been a justified shooting. The cop should have been killed.
- Elderon, on 11/21/2007, -6/+34This tasering ***** is getting out of hand. Taserings I thought were supposed to be a last resort to them using their gun. In other words they have to be in extreme danger to use it. This guy didn't look like he was going to fight, nor did he have a weapon. I'm of the opinion now that taserings should be viewed the same as a gunshot just not as lethal. If an officer tasers someone there should be a review, same as a gun.
to sum it up:
yelling or questioning cop != tasering
pulling out a weapon or fighting physically with the cops == tasering.
why don't cops understand this? It seems more and more cops are less about protecting the people and more and more about protecting themselves and other officers in the good 'ol boys club.
Sorry about the rant, I know not all cops are bad, but it seems that way. It's very easy to get disallasuioned with the police when as an example in the last month their have been two major accidents I've seen on the news in my general area. One involved a cop car the other involved a innocent civilian. In the civilians case there was 1-2 squad cars on the scene which I believe had ened in one or more fatalities. The other incident involved a cop car somehow flipping itself over while going around a corner (i believe they might of been nudged a bit but example still stands). Guess how many cops? over 20 squad cars, I kid you not. Stuff like that makes you think about who they are really out to protect.
ok end of rant - I mean it this time - youMISERABLEpos, on 11/21/2007, -3/+31This is the type of cop that other cops got SHOT over.
- perilousone, on 11/21/2007, -2/+29I ran into a similarly psychotic policeman in Denver this summer. We were careful not to give him any reason to tazer us though. Now I want to know what the outcome of this episode was. I'll be cynical and assume that the officer got away with this.
- shadowspawn, on 11/21/2007, -12/+39We should take tasers away from cops. It makes it that much easier for them to shoot themselves after realizing without a gun, they can't get laid or find a real job. Plus it helps to remove the sick-ass piggies out of the gene pool...
This is why when you need help you *NEVER* call the cops. Americans do not need cops unless it's for them to sign a document. You rely upon your friends and family, not the criminals with badges. - Alphapsi12, on 11/21/2007, -7/+34I guess the cop forgot the fact that his camera was still rolling and in his morphed mind, this country is in a police state, and what they say is law rather than enforcing them.
- adventchild08, on 11/21/2007, -13/+39this cop needs to FRY!!!!
- nonstop87, on 11/21/2007, -5/+31Can someone get a mailing or email address where we can contact this cops superiors?
- BlueScreenOD, on 11/21/2007, -2/+28I can absolutely see where you're coming from. Our government has checks and balances to prevent one branch from acting unjustly. However, that's not the point here. The officer used a potentially lethal device on a man who posed no threat. You can't go around taseing people for misdemeanors. And you know what, If i was under arrest, I would turn around and say something to my wife too. In the heat of the moment, we don't all think perfectly logically; it's no reason to get tased.
- TinMan, on 11/21/2007, -8/+33*****. You don't have to sign the ticket. They can take your license for it but not arrest you.
He was in handcuffs before he asked to have his rights read. You sir are an idiot. - KewlerKid3, on 11/21/2007, -11/+35But its a non lethal weapon!....right?
No need to worry its standard procedure -_-, god when will they get rid of the tasers already, how many ppl have to die, seriously. - BoneheadFarker, on 11/21/2007, -2/+24And not only do you have the right to refuse to sign, you also have the right to know why you are being arrested. That's actually a law...knowing the reason the cops are putting the cuffs on you. If you don't know your own rights, how the hell can you tell other people what the cops can do?
- mediaploy, on 11/21/2007, -4/+26Considering that the wife could have been armed, the way the cop went about handling this ordeal shows that he isn't too bright. He should feel lucky that he didn't pull over the wrong folks.
- kgorczyn, on 11/21/2007, -2/+23Sent using their "contact us" link....
I have found a disturbing video on the internet regarding one of your officers... ( http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fae_1195587967&p=1 )
Please tell my exactly why this person was tasered and why he was placed under arrest for not signing a "speeding" citation? Can you direct me to a law which states you can be arrested for not signing a citation or further more tasered when not posing any threat, especially in front of your wife and child(ren)?
As a future traveler through your state I do not wish to encounter a situation like this. - chrisostermann, on 11/21/2007, -2/+22Isn't jumping from verbal commands to potentially deadly use of force rather extreme for a man with his wife and kid in the car? What happened to police officers that stand there calmly, intelligently judge the situation and then progress (as they are trained) up the chain of conflict resolution (don't these guys carry batons and pepper spray any more)?
- SillyDigger, on 11/21/2007, -2/+21Ummm the officer asked him to step out of the vehicle
- Gimpishi, on 11/21/2007, -3/+22He asked the officer what speed he was clocked at, otherwise he wouldn't sign the citation. The officer wouldn't tell him, so the officer told him to get out of the car. The guy gets out of the car and is annoyed, which he should really have avoided no doubt. The situation gets ugly because the officer was being an *****. The officer handled it poorly in two ways. 1) He asked the man to step out of the car for no clear reason. (at that point he wasn't arresting him)
2) Used a taser on an unarmed man simply because he didn't 'comply with instructions'
Now granted, if the guy had just turned around he wouldn't have been tasered, but his rights would have still been stepped on. Refusal to sign a traffic sitation is NOT ground for an arrest especially when the potential offender is not told what his undue speed was. And even if he was, refusal to sign doesn't mean anything other than you disagree. Side notes: Women are emotional, and to see a lot of commotion involving her boyfriend she might yell ***** that makes no sense. Also, the officer, at least on video did NOT read the man his rights. The officer may have later, but he should have as read them as he placed the cuffs on him. -
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