wtf?! are you guys for real? "he told her 5 times" - he's got handcuffs for a reason!

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if he honestly believed that his best recourse to 'subdue' this woman was to taser her, then he has no business being a cop.

I'm stunned that some of you are defending his actions. wow.

I dont think cops should be allowed to carry tasers. They are risky and obviously are being abused. If you cant tackle a person or subdue them with a baton you shouldnt be a cop. If its serious enough to deal with them with more than that a gun is there for a reason. Tasers are just a lazy way out. Ive seen cops use tasers in the entertainment district when the could have easily just cuffed a guy by throwing him down (Since there is usually a group of them and more keystone cops on their way blowing whistles and all just about everytime somebody so much as spits on the ground).

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 He told her 5 times, she didn't comply, she got tazed. I see no issue here.

And that's the exact meat head problem right here. A taser is not to be used for non-compliance. It is supposed to be used in place of a gun, when lethal force is necessary due to imminent danger and bodily harm. If he felt like she was in a position to be able to physically harm and kill him, he needs to get replaced.

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Originally posted by MarkT if he honestly believed that his best recourse to 'subdue' this woman was to taser her, then he has no business being a cop. I'm stunned that some of you are defending his actions. wow.

It should be obvious by now that a lot of canadians actually WANT to live in a police state and dont even realize it by definition

The simple question is: if he did not have a taser, would it have been acceptable for him to shoot her?

I don't even want to watch the video b/c I fear it'll be too disturbing. For what I've read in other people's comments, it seems like his use of the taser was completely unnecessary. Like Jay said, they are meant to be used for extreme situations where a cop feels threatened, not for non-compliance. This is disgusting. Complete abuse of power.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 He told her 5 times, she didn't comply, she got tazed. I see no issue here.

So when somebody doesn't listen to you and you have to repeat yourself 5 times, it gives you the right to use physical violence? your theory is old school and the human race is trying to move forward not backwards

Cops really gotta stop using tasers on people for simple non-compliance. I thought they were supposed to be used in place of guns, to deal with irate and threatening people.

As for their safety, I've yet to read about a death that didn't involve MULTIPLE taser shocks... If cops would just keep their power-tripping fingers off the trigger after the first buzz, we probably wouldn't even be reading about these reports.

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I think that tasers are perfectly fine (eagerly awaiting a 5000 word post with bar graphs and pie charts showing how dangerous tasers are, maybe a histogram or two), and I think that they should be used in place of potential fisticuffs in which the officer could very likely be injured.

Then again I'm pretty biased, one of my uncles and 2 good friends are cops, so hey.

Some of you are getting pretty butt-hurt over this.

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Originally posted by Ravist So when somebody doesn't listen to you and you have to repeat yourself 5 times, it gives you the right to use physical violence? your theory is old school and the human race is trying to move forward not backwards

Sure as hell gets the job done, doesn't it? We don't live in a perfect world, and there are too many times where words and reason won't work. It's just human nature.

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Originally posted by Ravist So when somebody doesn't listen to you and you have to repeat yourself 5 times, it gives you the right to use physical violence? your theory is old school and the human race is trying to move forward not backwards

if thats what it takes to arrest her then yes.. but in this situation a taser was not needed

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Then again I'm pretty biased, one of my uncles and 2 good friends are cops, so hey.

sorry Cale, but any of your arguments here are pretty much useless now.

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