"Mr Gaubert said he was told the police believed he looked "Egyptian"."
Posted on 11/15/2007 6:05:56 PM PST by burzum
A man who had gone into a diabetic coma on a bus in Leeds was shot twice with a Taser gun by police who feared he may have been a security threat.
Nicholas Gaubert has described how the incident happened in July 2005, just a week before the fatal shooting of Brazilian man Jean Charles de Menezes.
Mr Gaubert, 34, said he was suffering severe post-traumatic stress as a result of the shooting.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating.
Mr Gaubert, who lives in Leeds, said he had now decided to speak out after the Crown Prosecution Service ruled no officers involved should be charged with any criminal offences.
The IPCC is still considering whether any disciplinary matters will be brought against the officers.
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"Mr Gaubert said he was told the police believed he looked "Egyptian"."
Perhaps they feared his body was wired with explosives and were afraid to aproach him.
Thank the terrorists instead of castigating the cops.
I’m not sure if you’re joking, but would you really want to deliver a very large electric shock to someone wired with explosives?
I thought he was comatose when tazed?
At least they didn’t shoot him in the face like the FBI did that Eagle Scout, Joseph Charles Schultz.
Yes, if I was standing behind appropriate bomb shielding.
I don’t what the standard way to defuse a human bomb is, but I really don’t give a hoot if the bomber survives it. I don’t expect officers to take risks that may reduce them to bits being picked up by tweezers in order shake the guy’s shoulder and say “Are you alright”?
So now it is a crime to be diabetic?
If they thought he was wired with explosives … three shots, center mass, would have been better than applying electricity. Oh, wait … British police don’t carry, my bad.
No, it’s a crime to be a terrorist bomber.
It’s unfortunate to be a unconcious diabetic clutching a rucksack that can be mistaken for one.
The Houston police department came into my apt., woke up me and my two roommates, arrested us for disturbing the peace and hauled us to jail.
My thoughts exactly.
Well, I am a diabetic. Am I supposed to get a sign to hang around my neck in case I pass out in public so some stupid cop doesn’t kill me?
It would probably be excessive force if a civilian tried it. Seriously, the article has problems. It first says the man was in a diabetic coma. This is a life threatening emergency from a large excess of sugar in the blood. It’s called hyperglycemia. Then the article says the man was suffering from hypoglycemia, which is low blood sugar. Either one can cause unconsciousness, but the story reports both conditions. It’s poor reporting.
Do you wear a medic-alert bracelet?
Under my shirt. See, currently I’m looking for a job and employers avoid people with health problems. So do you expect that if I should pass out on the street, it would be okay for a couple of idiot rookies to zap me until they are sure I’m dead would be okay?
When I was a policeman, it was understood that it was our duty to protect and serve people, not zap them for the heck of it!
Cops Gone Wild
If you're merely a subject in the UK and raise your voice against a criminal, THAT would be excessive force.
/S
Egyptian, LOL! He looks like a Brit to me.
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