Posted on 03/01/2005 11:04:12 AM PST by socal_parrot
AURORA, Colo. -- Aurora police are reviewing a weekend incident in which a man accused of stealing salad from a Chuck E. Cheese salad bar was hit with a stun gun twice by officers.
The incident began at 4:05 p.m. Sunday when officers were called to the restaurant at 145005 East Exposition on a report of a larceny in progress.
Police talked to the Chuck E. Cheese manager who told them that a customer had refused to show proof that he had paid for food. The manager said the man was seen "loading" his plate at the salad bar.
The officers confronted Danon Gale, 29, who was at the restaurant with his children, aged 3 and 7. Patrons said the popular kids pizza parlor was packed with children and families at the time.
According to police, Gale was asked to step outside to discuss the incident.
"According to witnesses (Gale) refused to cooperate with police and a struggle ensued," said Larry Martinez, a police spokesman. He said that Gale became argumentative and shoved one of the officers, a fact disputed by another patron.
"One of the officers kept poking the gentleman in the chest," Felicia Mayo told the Rocky Mountain News.
She was there with her 7-year-old son. She told the newspaper that Gale told the officer "You don't have to do that." She said Gale never put his hands on the officer who was confronting him
The argument escalated until Gale was shoved into the lap of Mayor's sister, who was sitting two booths away, holding a 10-month-old baby. That's when police pulled out a Taser stun gun to subdue him.
"They beat this man in front of all these kids then Tased him in my sister's lap," Mayo told the newspaper. "They had no regard for the effect this would have on the kids. This is Chuck E. Cheese, you know."
Gale's two children were "screaming and hollering and crying" as Gale was tasered with two times with the stun gun.
Police arrested Gale as his children and other customers watched. They took him outside, leaving his children inside the restaurant.
Gale was arrested for investigation of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and trespassing.
His two children were picked up by a relative.
The manager of the restaurant declined comment and Gale said he couldn't talk about it, after hiring an attorney.
Don't you crap your pants if you get zapped? Just another pizza topping I guess....
It is Chuck E. Cheese you know.
WOW. They sure have their problems in Denver. back in the 80s there were four killings in a Chuck E. Cheese.
More fun than "whack a mole" too.
If this moron would have just stepped outside like he was asked to instead of turning confrontational, this would have never happened. I have no sympathy for him.
Bet that's not all he loaded after he got tased...
I haven't been to Chuck E. Cheese in years. Do they still sell beer and wine? That may explain things.
Yep, he had a nice cargo in the skivvies.
My brother is a cop and he recently acquired a tazer. I was over at my sisters house one evening visiting when he shows up in uniform (about to go on duty). I make some snide remark about his 'dart gun' because I know it's the kind of tazer that shoots out the fish hooks. He unholsters it, points it at me and pulls the trigger.
Now - mind you - I know it's got those fish hooks and I know it's gonna make me fall down, pee and slobber all over the place so when I see him point it at me and pull the trigger I think the worst is about to happen. However, he did not have the 'hooks' in place and all it did was make that loud 'crackling' noise as the static electricity was discharged. That didn't keep me from screaming like a little girl and dancing around like my pants were on fire.
The big dork.
Video of a man tazered at a traffic stop:
http://www.kimmershow.com/SupportFi...asp?FileID=1538
(Warning: R-rated language.)
So, did he pay for his meal or not? ;)
He needs to watch Chris Rock's video, "How Not to Get Your A$$ Kicked by the Cops."
All the dude had to do was produce a reciept and he probably could have pressured corporate for some free pies. I got three free from Pizza Hut after one of their managers called me a liar. Of course, I didn't insist on making a scene in the restaurant and have the cops called on me.
I am almost certain that it was the same Chuck E. Cheese where the murders took place. Perhaps they should tear down the place and put up a memorial to those who died there.
The taser should be eliminated from the police dept.
You don't happen to have video of that, do you?
Just asking.
LOL
Owl_Eagle
"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"-Hillary Clinton
(Yes, she really said that
Peggy Noonan
The Case Against Hillary Clinton, pg 55)
Just shocking
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