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The speeder was not under arrest or threatened with arrest prior to the tazing. The speeder was not being violent or threatening in any way. Since he was not under arrest he had the right to leave the scene any time. He had a ticket that is all, it isn't a broken law it is a violation of a regulation. Speeding 21 mph over the limit will not put you in jail it Will simply get you a fine, you don't punish with potential lethal force and painful at that for a regulation violation.
The cop could have warned the speeder that if he didn't get back in his car he would be under arrest but didn't do that. The cop was mad because the guy wouldn't sign the ticket, he even told the speeder that that was why he was tazed and the cop also told the wife the same thing, that is what cost him the $40,000.00. I hope the cop either gets fired or gets some intensive sensitivity training.
Cops are people, not special people. They serve the public, the speeder is part of the public and the public should be treated with respect and dignity.
When the copy couldn't get the signature he should have let it go instead of getting the guy out of the car.
The cop was an a—hole. I have a son that is a cop and he would be the first to agree with me.
I think every good cop would agree with that. It’s the horses behinds like this guy who mess it up for the rest of them. It’s reaching a point where the public is hesitant to trust cops at all anymore.