Cops and Excessive Force

[Turfgrass]

Here is the link: http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july082010/excessive-force-tk.php

Warning: not for the faint of heart. :cuss:

Today's 'Involuntary manslaughter' verdict against a California police officer who allegedly mistook his police revolver for a Taser and then shot a man to death, speaks volumes about the Taser company's apparent desire to make these supposedly "less than lethal" weapons look quite deadly, and an awful lot like a gun.

Maybe that confusion really is why BART officer Johannes Mehserle shot an unarmed 22-year old African American father to death on New Year's day in 2009 in Oakland.

Oscar Grant's death at the BART station in Oakland, according to Mehserle, was a tragic accident caused by accidentally grabbing his firearm instead of an electric Taser weapon during a struggle with Grant on New Year's Day 2009.

To the naked eye, it appears to be cold blooded Murder. The shooting was videotaped by several people standing nearby. The idea of a trained police officer actually mistaking a Taser for a gun seems preposterous, but who knows.



Be sure to watch the videos. :scared

 

[Trench]

Trench

 

[Trench]

Don't Tase Me Bro

Don't Tase Me Bro

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[DOGS THAT BARK]

Here is the link: http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july082010/excessive-force-tk.php

Warning: not for the faint of heart. :cuss:

Today's 'Involuntary manslaughter' verdict against a California police officer who allegedly mistook his police revolver for a Taser and then shot a man to death, speaks volumes about the Taser company's apparent desire to make these supposedly "less than lethal" weapons look quite deadly, and an awful lot like a gun.

Maybe that confusion really is why BART officer Johannes Mehserle shot an unarmed 22-year old African American father to death on New Year's day in 2009 in Oakland.

Oscar Grant's death at the BART station in Oakland, according to Mehserle, was a tragic accident caused by accidentally grabbing his firearm instead of an electric Taser weapon during a struggle with Grant on New Year's Day 2009.

To the naked eye, it appears to be cold blooded Murder. The shooting was videotaped by several people standing nearby. The idea of a trained police officer actually mistaking a Taser for a gun seems preposterous, but who knows.



Be sure to watch the videos. :scared

Would seem extremely far fetched to me also Turf. Might be different if in intense situation--but not in relatively calm atmosphere.

 

[Turfgrass]

Would seem extremely far fetched to me also Turf. Might be different if in intense situation--but not in relatively calm atmosphere.

The thing I can't get my mind wrapped around DTB is why would he need to taser the guy at all? There was 3 cops and all the "perps" were handcuffed.

I know there is a need for cops to use force on occasion, but there should be stricter oversight for this kind of force; and the taser itself should be holstered around the chest area or low on the calf to avoid the urge to pull the "pistol" and fire away.

It's such a shame that this kind of brutality, (tasing someone) is accepted without the same kind of oversight as discharging their service weapon. It happens way more often than it should.

 

[Lumi]

This kind of relates to a reply I got in my open carry thread, who are the fuck heads again?