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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
So... defy orders and the next step is the taser?
I don't think so. Tasers are actually pretty dangerous--hundreds of people have died from it, and it can cause respiratory distress or cardiac arrhythmia.
Think of it this way: if they didn't have tasers, would you be okay with them beating the crap out of this guy with their nightsticks? Didn't think so: because we don't live in a fascist state where police can apply whatever force they want to regardless of the nature of the threat.
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I would prefer getting Tased then a beat down by the billy club... so I think Tasing is the lesser of the 2...
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No-one's saying "don't arrest him." I'm just saying--three cops can easily slap cuffs on a guy and lead him away without risking injury or death with a taser. He's a doughy street magician, not a grizzly bear.
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They tried arresting him... he was resisting
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And an important issue to consider here is this: No-one was being threatened, no-one was in danger. If it takes a few extra minutes to secure the arrest, then that's just the way the cookie crumbles. Tasers are not an implement of convenience--they're a tool for subduing suspects that could be dangerous. In other words: they should be applied when the danger to the suspect is outweighed by the threat to public safety that the suspect represents.
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How long until the guy gets mad and starts hitting back? The guy had PLENTY of oppurtunitys to rectify this situation.
He could have just put some clothes on one the many times he was asked.
He didnt listen
Since he decided he was above the obvious nudity law, and didnt want to respect the police who just wanted him to cover his tiny weiner, They put him under arrest.
Which he decides to fight.
You know he went from openly defying the law to disregarding the police to resisting arrest. Then next step would be Assault against a PO.
Fata him, he got what he deserved.