Terror police 'shot' man in coma (Man in diabetic coma tasered by police)

BBC ^ | 15 November 2007

[burzum]

Police tasered a comatose man and no disciplinary charges were filed? I wonder what it would take for them to consider taser use to be excessive force.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

"Mr Gaubert said he was told the police believed he looked "Egyptian"."

[Valpal1]

Perhaps they feared his body was wired with explosives and were afraid to aproach him.

[Valpal1]

when he suffered a hypoglycaemic fit on the bus which left him slumped on his seat clutching his rucksack.

Thank the terrorists instead of castigating the cops.

[ECM]

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?

[umgud]

Mr Gaubert, 34, said he was suffering severe post-traumatic stress as a result of the shooting.

I thought he was comatose when tazed?

[SUSSA]

At least they didn’t shoot him in the face like the FBI did that Eagle Scout, Joseph Charles Schultz.

[Valpal1]

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”?

[burzum]

So now it is a crime to be diabetic?

[doc1019]

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.

[Valpal1]

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.

[ansel12]

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.

[Global2010]

My thoughts exactly.

[Old Mountain man]

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?

[sig226]

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.

[LaineyDee]

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?

Do you wear a medic-alert bracelet?

[Old Mountain man]

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!

[gotribe]

Cops Gone Wild

[RJL]

Police tasered a comatose man and no disciplinary charges were filed? I wonder what it would take for them to consider taser use to be excessive force.

If you're merely a subject in the UK and raise your voice against a criminal, THAT would be excessive force.
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[spunkets]

Egyptian, LOL! He looks like a Brit to me.