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Originally Posted by monkeyman
Correct me if i'm mistaken, but didn't they try to reason with him? didn't they try to arrest him before using the taser? Didn't he resist? Didn't he grab at one of the cops before they used the taser? Didn't he continue to resist after the first taser? he put himself in the situation he was in and at each of those times could have complied, he didn't. he got exactly what he deserved.
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Enforcing the law is not akin to getting into a barroom brawl. Police, as constitutionally constrained officers of the State, are supposed to be held to a higher standard than some tough guy who "has been pushed too far."
If that guy's wriggling around is your definition of "resisting arrest"... then yeah, I guess he did deserve to be roughed up. As stated before, outside of the bounds of good taste, this man was no threat to the police officers or the surrounding public.