Sad....and disgraceful.
Stop using tasers for compliance. That is not why they were designed. They replace deadly force; that’s it.
Not all LEO’s are there to “Serve and Protect”..
Some just want a badge to slake their control issues..
Oh!.. and a snappy uniform.. as a mask..
Sometimes “they” are in charge..
What kind of pig would tase an Alzheimer’s victim?
With Downen resisting efforts to direct him back to the home, the suit asserts, staff members called 911 to request police assistance. Officers made verbal attempts to persuade Downen to move to a grassy area, but when he refused to cooperate they tased him, according to the family’s complaint.
So the LEOs KNEW he was an Alzheimer's patient and STILL tased him! Niiiice.
Keystone Kops strike again.
Who on Earth are they hiring these days????
“He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and received a National Defense Service medal in honor of serving his country.”
With thanks from a grateful nation.
The cops who did this should be executed.
I agree this should not have happened and that the police over-reacted. But if this guy has a history of acting violent (which some Alzheimers patients do), I can understand how this could happen. Its not the job of the police to accept getting hit or being subjected to the physical outbursts of a violent person, even if that person has Alzheimers. So some overreaction is acceptable to avoid having police get hurt. But if this old man wasn’t hurting anyone and was standing in a field, I suspect there could have been other ways to deal with this. This wasn’t just a little overreaction, it was extreme overreaction.
That’s murder. So when is the guilty officer going to be arrested?
He wouldn’t obey, so they tazed him.
The reality here is that the police have only two modes of action: boredom or attack. Nothing in between. Nothing in their little minds that says “hey, this is an old guy obviously confused. He’s no threat to us”
If this angers you, good. That was my intention.
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.
The new Gestapo, America’s police departments. They do these things because no one holds them accountable.
LEOs should stick to their real job:
Revenuers.
...oh, yeah, and to make sure we get plenty of Rx for our 'roids.