In Reply To #39
NO one's saying tasers should be illegal, just that the cops who use them should exercise more discretion in its use. IN the case of the guy at UF, they had 3 or four cops on him and two of those guys were BIG! They also had him cuffed at the time they used the taser on him. With the amount of force they had, they should have put cuffs on his feet and dragged his ass outta there. This sets a dangerous precedent in which police brutality is not only encouraged but tolerated.
HAve you heard the story about the school security guard in LA who broke a 16 year old girl's wrist because she dropped a piece of cake on the floor? He was detaining her for some reason and broke her wrist in the process. I'm not saying the two events are related, but they're the same thing: brutality in a setting where it wasn't necessary.
I'm curious to know what you think of the events that happened at Kent State in the 60's. Were the National Guardsmen justified in shooting those students?
Also, PFG, I was wondering what the police policy is on tasers/pepper spray. What do they tell you guys at the academy in regards to when to use it, how to use it, any caveats, etc?