Comments on: Dash cam video catches yet another Taser-happy cop

By: R

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:57:57 +0000

You all crack me up….every one knows they have the answer and knows how it should have been done, but haven’t spent even a minimal 8 hours doing the job of a cop.
I agree it looks bad, and maybe the cop wasn’t justified…but I’d want to see the whole video. Doesn’t that seem like a fair request? At least I’m willing to look at evidence and THEN have an opinion. Instead, edit to suit your points and the cop is guilty no matter what. Nice….easier that way, huh?

By: Matt B

Matt B — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:25:07 +0000

@Johnny Law:

Doesn’t really matter. The guy had his hand on the hood. Even as the cop approached offered no resistance. There was no reason to shock at that point. No reason to ask to get on the ground. The cop could have easily handcuffed him. Instead he decided to assault him. That cop should be fired and charged with assault, because that’s what that was.

By: Johnny Law

Johnny Law — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:24:52 +0000

By: Jon Quimbly

Jon Quimbly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:21:48 +0000

@JL, I have worked in TV news production, and that clip looks cut for newscast – edge to edge. I tend to doubt that the lawyer would be so confident to take the case, if his client was clearly resisting on tape. And would the FBI even be bothered to investigate if the full tape wasn’t compelling.

The alleged suspect’s a dumbass if he committed vandalism against a cop’s property — but summary judgement and punishment is a whole other kind of bad.

“Pain compliance” seems to be pleasure for some cops, but probably retribution for breaking a window in this case.

I bet the cop gets off (no pun intended.)

Must be frustrating to be a cop, to see perps get away with crime, right JL? Must make you want to give them a taste, tune ‘em up before you take them down to the precinct?

By: Johnny Law

Johnny Law — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:35:30 +0000

I’m curious what was going on before the video tape. Was the officer telling him to get on the ground? Was he telling him to put his hands behind his back? If the “victim” was not doing what he was told, then the taser was justified. If it was just for revenge then….

By: Simon Jester

Simon Jester — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:45:52 +0000

If only he wouldn’t have resisted the officer…

Uh…

By: Mike Martinez

Mike Martinez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:59:00 +0000

He should’ve thrown the brick at a cop!

It’s true. People do stupid things. This man committed a crime (no matter how much I sympathies with it). What a law enforcement officer is supposed to do is detain the suspect and take him in to custody. Then the courts are in-charge of dictating a sentence.

This cop is a criminal because he committed a crime (a heinous one). He is obviously not fit for the job of policing society. His crime was way worse than destruction of property. He assaulted a man repeatedly. He could’ve caused the kids death. For what??? A fucking windshield???