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Lawsuit Says 77-Year-Old Veteran Died After Police Tased Him
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| 05-01-13
| By Myers Reece
Posted on 05/29/2013 10:38:48 AM PDT by redreno
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To: Roccus
I’d call that manslaughter. The man with the taser needs to do time.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:22:08 AM PDT
by
Ray76
(Do you reject Obama? And all his works? And all his empty promises?)
To: Opinionated Blowhard
If the cops are afraid of the level of injury a 77 year old man *might* possibly inflict upon them, they should find a nice, safe job, not one where they have to face the occasional danger.
Candy striper, gift wrapper, "would you like fries with that?", or my personal favourite for the cowardly in uniform:
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:26:52 AM PDT
by
Don W
(There is no gun problem, there is a lack of humanity problem!)
To: andyk
Too late. The motto for police has changed from “To Protect And Serve” to “To Tase Until Compliant”.
To: Opinionated Blowhard
“Its not the job of the police to accept getting hit or being subjected to the physical outbursts of a violent person”
Yes, it sure as phuck is. If someone is slinging fists they are supposed to respond accordingly, not murder 77-year-old men.
That’s just one more reason that women should never be allowed to play-pretend at police officer.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:37:33 AM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: rarestia
“THE MAN WAS SHOT ON HIS OWN PROPERTY!”
Betcha a hunnerd bucks it was a woman who shot him.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:39:48 AM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: MEGoody
Alzheimer's patients can get pretty violent. Don't know if this guy was or not, but there's a lot of other things we don't know as well. He was 77 years old!!! How much of a physical threat could he pose to couple of cops?
PS....I spent several years as a primary caregiver
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:47:01 AM PDT
by
Roccus
To: Cowgirl
Never call the police.
I agree with you. Get the right tools and learn to take care of you and yours. Calling the police these days, is a bad idea.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:51:01 AM PDT
by
ZX12R
(Never forget the heroes of Benghazi, who were abandoned to their deaths by Obama)
To: Opinionated Blowhard
So some overreaction is acceptable to avoid having police get hurt.
Maybe they just shouldn't hire little sissy boys, and hire real men instead, who aren't too worried about getting a scratch.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:55:39 AM PDT
by
ZX12R
(Never forget the heroes of Benghazi, who were abandoned to their deaths by Obama)
To: redreno
The police also shot a guy responding to his neighbor’s burglar alarm (on drudge report.) The police are tazer and trigger happy. I don’t want to call them for any reason. Their new culture of “everyone’s a terrorist” is murdering innocent people. Thank u, Big Sis and all the lesbian police chiefs all over the country for following her lead.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:55:39 AM PDT
by
floriduh voter
(I left cable and don't miss its nothingness. ROKU is awesome.)
To: rarestia
This is getting ridiculous. Pls see my last post. NEW POLICE DIRECTIVE: Everyone is a Terrorist.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:56:25 AM PDT
by
floriduh voter
(I left cable and don't miss its nothingness. ROKU is awesome.)
To: redreno
The new Gestapo, America’s police departments. They do these things because no one holds them accountable.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:57:49 AM PDT
by
By and By
(Dime Store New Dealers are Milquetoast and Liberal)
To: Boogieman
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:58:06 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
To: Cowgirl
Never call the police. Good Friday, 2001 I had to call an ambulance to help get Mom to the hospital.... Alzheimer's. She was refusing to take medication and getting increasingly aggitated and was going to hurt herself. (She broke her hand before they got there, but it didn't slow her down any) Cops came too. Evidently they had to accompany the EMTs on "disturbed person" calls.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:58:14 AM PDT
by
Roccus
To: ZX12R
Calling the police these days, is a bad idea.
Especially if you have dogs....
Cops quit being your friend about the time the Hippies nicknamed em pigs and wasted no time in earning the tag.
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posted on
05/29/2013 11:58:25 AM PDT
by
X-spurt
(Republic of Texas, Come and Take It!)
To: dsc
Unfortunately, I have been to people who died after being tazed over the years. It was not the tazer that was the primary cause of death nor injuries from the fall. The deaths were the result of being handcuffed and left face down in a way that restricted the person’s airway.
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posted on
05/29/2013 12:00:36 PM PDT
by
fireman15
(Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
To: ZX12R
They asked him to go to the grass area, because they fully intended to taser him more safely, IMHO.
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posted on
05/29/2013 12:08:34 PM PDT
by
quickquiver
(No, means N O.)
To: quickquiver
Nah...take-down and pain compliance practice.
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posted on
05/29/2013 12:10:41 PM PDT
by
Roccus
To: hosepipe
So how do us normal people join Internal Affairs and help get rid of these dregs?
To: redreno
LEOs should stick to their real job:
Revenuers.
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posted on
05/29/2013 12:29:40 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
("The White House can't be trusted." - Ron Fournier, National Journal)
To: rarestia
I disagree with the comments on that thread. The police did as they were trained. /sarc
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