[yarddog]

I am often critical of the cops as anyone on this forum knows. This time I am not sure. As I have a dial-up modem and it is really slow tonight, I can’t watch the video so might change my mind if I did.

First of all the kid should have stopped when the cop told him to. I don’t have any problem with the cop tasering him. The kid falling under the car was a tragic accident but those things happen when you run from the cops.

The part that does bother me is the possibility of a planted gun. I remember back in the 60s a Montgomery Alabama cop shot and killed a criminal who threatened him with a knife. The cop then made the mistake of putting a throw down gun at the scene. It turned out they could trace the gun to the police evidence room.

The odd thing is the shooting was justified. The cop screwed up by planting the gun. That just might be the same type scenario here.

[driftdiver]

His own department has a problem with him tazoring from a moving vehicle. I wouldn’t have a problem with him tackling the kid. Seems a reasonable person would see that tazoring someone on a bike while driving very close to them could lead to problems.

He was negligent and should be charged. The evidence planting is indicative of the larger problem.

[microgood]

The kid falling under the car was a tragic accident but those things happen when you run from the cops.

It wasn't a tragic accident. It was negligent homicide. You do not risk a human life over a traffic citation. This notion that if you run from a cop then you deserve to die is just ubelievable. The cop was on the wrong side of the street running on and off the sidewalk for over a minute before he even tried to tase him. He is a danger to society.

[Fundamentally Fair]

You need to see the video...

[B-Chan]

I don’t have any problem with the cop tasering him. The kid falling under the car was a tragic accident but those things happen when you run from the cops.

How I pity you.