Andy wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:10:17 +1000, Sylvia Else
> wrote:
>
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>> There is ample evidence on You Tube of misuse of tasers to subdue people
>> who are merely being uncooperative,
>
> The clear message there is to simply cooperate with the police. I'm
> personally sick and tired of people sticking up for drunks or plain
> abusive idiots being tasered by the coppers when they resist arrest.
There have been occasions in the USA where it was far from clear that
the person was resisting arrest. Police sometimes purport to exercise
powers that they don't have, and there's no reason people shouldn't be
allowed to question an officer's authority in such situations without
risking retaliation by taser.
Sylvia. |