[4yearlurker]

So this cop kills a 17 year old kid and gets a 5 day suspension. I’ll bet he learned his lesson.

[Charlespg]

Damm tazers need to be outlawed

[umgud]

However, for 37 seconds, Dawson continued to use the Taser gun against the teen.

Musta been doin one of those Die-Hard battery tests to check battery longevity.

[coloradan]

I’m so glad cops are held to a higher standard of conduct than citizens.

[Darren McCarty]

I can control the situations where I place myself and do not intend to put myself in confrontation with officers. That's what courts are for. If I'm told to put my hands behind my back for whatever reason, I'll do so and see you in court.

However, if you taser me, my life is in danger and I'll defend myself with the amount of force necessary to stop the threat beyond all certainty. Read into that what you will. I'll be going home that night, or die trying.

[gitmo]

A continuous electrical current across the heart causes problems? Hooda thunkit?

[Fawn]

Taser gun for 37 seconds,

OMG...that would kill anyone wouldn't it??

[Steamburg]

I wonder what brand of Taser will deliver 37 continuous seconds of shock? Did he change batteries? Something isn’t clear here. Most tasers that I am familiar with only deliver a 5 second burst without a second depression of the trigger. Did this poor 17 year old continue to struggle or was this officer some kind of sadist? Further, Tasers provide records of discharge that can be downloaded and examined to find the actual record of discharge. Clearly, this information may have considerable bearing on the administrative decision not to charge the officer.

[BuffaloJack]

Tasers are LETHAL weapons in the guise of non-lethal.
They should be outlawed as a cruel and unusual means or forcing submission. Waterboarding is probably less of a violation.

[Dad yer funny]

FR bookmark , for later , .. (( compiling my Election Year List ))

[Gay State Conservative]

That kid’s family just won the lottery.

[gost2]

This is manslaughter plain and simple. Cop needs to do time.

[MCH]

They need to change those things to only put out current for some max period of time, like 10 seconds or so, with a mandatory cooldown/off period (maybe 5 seconds?), after which you’d have to pull the trigger again to get another 10 second charge to repeat the cycle.

[DemonDeac]

Seems like a lot of times tasers are used as first resorts.

[Publius6961]

"There may be circumstances in which repeated or continuous exposure is required, but law enforcement should be aware that the associated risks are unknown," the study said. "Therefore, caution is urged in using multiple activations of (Taser guns) as a means to accomplish subdual."

The only alternatives that I can see is risk the officer's life, or kill the sucker...
Lost in the bleeding heart argument is the fact that the one ultimately in control is the out of control idiot...

I hate Monday Morning Quarterbacking where innocent lives are on the line.