Viral Man Tasered for Videotaping Police

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  • Lezwoymn
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    1. Lezwoymn Posted on Oct 17 '07 at 8:16 AM

    Wow, cops do anything these days to taser you. They say it could be used as a weapon. Yeah, a weapon against wrongdoing by the cops.!!!

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  • tradenride
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    2. tradenride Posted on Oct 17 '07 at 10:44 AM

    Unlike the john Kerry taser incident this tasering was totally unjustified The woman cop should be terminated for excessive force. Not just a slap on the wrist, TERMINATED. He should sue as well.

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    3. ZenaVP Posted on Oct 17 '07 at 11:14 AM

    Maybe someone will kick her ass while she's off duty. She needs an attitude adjustment.

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  • the_the
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    4. the_the Posted on Oct 17 '07 at 12:21 PM

    Wow if the cameras can be used as weapons then maybe we should disable all cameras worldwide!! This is some governmentally ill BS!! it's good that they have tasers and not actual guns, but tasers can do damage to people with heart problems...

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  • FilmLUVER383
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    5. FilmLUVER383 Posted on Oct 17 '07 at 1:05 PM

    Listen, seriously. With all that's going on in this world (where people can hide bombs and weapons -- you know ... that little thing called TERRORISM!!!!), why fight with the cops. They're already on edge, with their lives in danger on a daily basis. Resisting something as simple as putting down a camera is just ridiculous! I mean, Cop A tells Person B to stop doing something, Person B stops and doesn't get tasered. It's simple. Forget your RIGHTS for a second. I mean, people are so adiment about how we have these rights in this country and don't want to respect the law (or the military for that matter) that helps us do that. Get over yourselves. At least they didn't shoot you. The taser is a much better alternative.

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    6. tlc1145 Posted on Oct 17 '07 at 5:48 PM

    So Film, you are saying that we shouldn't question the government when they are doing something wrong? The problem isn't with 'resisting' the will of the cops it is that the cops told the guy to put away the camera in the first place. If it is okay for the government to put camera's on all of the street corners in the world to catch people why can't we put camera's on them.



    After all...what do they have to hide. Also to Zena...that women is a peace officer of this country. If she did something wrong then she should be punished as per the law of her city, but to wish her to be harmed off duty is one of the sickest things I have ever heard of in my life.

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  • jhilgedick
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    7. jhilgedick Posted on Oct 18 '07 at 11:21 AM

    Wow. I can't tell if FilmLUVER383 is trying to be funny or not. "Forget your RIGHTS for a second." ???!!! Our RIGHTS (which you appear to hold in the same esteem as a pack of Skittles) were won for us with the blood of soldiers beginning with the Revolutionary War. Choosing to ignore your RIGHTS because it shows the police in a "bad light" is choosing to ignore everything they fought for. You can give up your rights - I'll keep mine. Good cops can keep theirs too.

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  • zakarious
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    8. zakarious Posted on Oct 20 '07 at 5:00 PM

    Portland cops do way worse than this. They are a notorious bunch. Spend a few minutes googling it. This is kid stuff.

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    9. tmbe1215 Posted on Oct 28 '07 at 2:47 PM

    jhil has it right, as Jefferson said "The tree of Liberty must, from time to time, be watered with the blood of Patriots" The police have no right to order someone to obey a command given on a whim. Some states have laws making it LEGAL to use deadly force against law enforcement officers making an illegal arrest or using unneccesary force.(Just make sure you are right, and willing to face the consequences)

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  • joziejones
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    10. joziejones Posted on Nov 21 '07 at 12:54 AM

    The cop was totally wrong in this situation. The man had a right to video tape his neighbor. It seems as though the cops didn't want to be caught doing something outside their rights. This cop was out of line and completely bullied. This is the sort of thing you expect to see in China or Burma, but it's not what one would expect to find in a free country.

    It's probably time to take the tasers away from the cops. Perhaps it's time we start hiring better cops as well. People who don't know right from wrong and have any good or common sense shouldn't be allowed to carry guns or be part of our police force.

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  • spfldil
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    11. spfldil Posted on Nov 21 '07 at 8:57 AM

    I believe the cops are justified in telling the neighbor to come down to establish his identity. If he did not comply, the cops may believe he had something to hide.



    If the cop's excuse was "he might use the camera as a weapon," that's just plain stupid. There were 4-5 cops on that property, so one video camera was not a threat as a weapon.



    I did not hear any warning by the police that they about to use force by tazer. The subject appeared to be shooting the video from high up, maybe on top of a structure. There was significant risk to the subject from falling from a height and not being able to break his own fall due to paralyzed motor function.



    I wish I knew the context of the search they were conducting...were they searching for an ar