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Originally Posted by Striker9  -Kerry was telling him to continue with the questions as the officer was pulling him away.
-Kerry was telling everyone to calm down and let him speak
-The kid was acting too aggressively and the 5-8 cops acted appropriately in taking him to the ground.
-IMO tasers should only be used in situations where lethal force would have otherwise been used.
-The kid had 5-8 cops holding/surrounding him the taser was unneeded. Police training should have been adequate enough.
-Cops are trained to defuse situations, not escalate them, even if that was the kid's goal. |
That sounds all well and good, but it isnt anywhere near that simple. the police did what they are trained to do, and that included tasering. The fact is that they DID defuse the situation without anyone getting hurt. I'll pose the question to you, have you tried to handcuff someone? how about someone who is resisting? You seem to think it is as easy as getting the cuffs out of your holster. He was resisting being cuffed, part of cuff training is to not fight the person as much as they used to. The suspect gets hurt, you get hurt and others around you get hurt. So you tell them that you will tase and or pepper spray them if they do not comply (and at that point they are getting cuffed), when warned and told what is about to happen, it is all up to you. His decision determined the outcome. So why do you think it is as easy as you posted? Because if you had experiance in these types of matters, you would understand what I am saying.