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A Florida cop has been fired for repeatedly using an electroshock weapon on a shoplifting suspect who was inside a residence with hands raised. The officer's police report said the suspect "refused to show his hands," according to local media.
Police authorities in Zephyrhills, Florida announced the firing of 10-year veteran officer Tim Claussen on Friday. The footage of Claussen tasering Lester Brown, who complained of shoulder aches and dizziness after he was arrested, was captured on the video camera attached to the officer's Taser.
"Come outside now, or you're about to get tased," Claussen said on the video. "This is the last time." Suddenly, Brown is shocked, and shortly afterward he's seen falling to the ground in the footage. According to the city attorney's office, "the deployment of the Taser was unjustified."
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by linkdude64 on Friday October 09 2015, @09:15AM
No guns were involved in this incident, but a man's personal sense of Liberty was taken away from him by an authoritative body, and that effect will ripple through his family and those nearby, because of the abuses he suffered. "Black Lives Matter," for example. Weapons are self defense, and self-defense is Liberty. Your immediate association of the Second Amendment with "Shooting cops" is very telling to me; the undeniable fact that shooting a cop in a provably justifiable situation would have a bad result for me - probably my violent and painful death - is perfectly and totally illustrative of the necessity of the Second Amendment as stated. Please think about that for a second, and you may realize that you are exactly the unpaid anti-freedom shill I was hoping to hear from.
(Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Friday October 09 2015, @02:30PM
My "immediate association" was my merely trying to desperately find some way to relate your off topic rant about guns to the actual topic at hand.
You seem like you have an axe to grind against anyone who doesn't just roll their eyes and ignore you. Good day.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!
(Score: 1) by linkdude64 on Saturday October 10 2015, @06:50AM
Your lack of understanding that the prevention of abuse by violent oppressors is why the second exists explains your viewpoint perfectly. The police have no legal obligation to protect citizens. Your lack of knowledge, especially where freedom is concerned, again, explains your viewpoint perfectly. It is entirely reasonable, based on what limited information you have; I can at least thank you for expressing it honestly. See you around.