Tazers In The News

[Kat Kanning]

  Police Use Taser Gun On Woman Having Diabetic Seizure

KPTV
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

local family is questioning why a woman having a diabetic seizure would have to be tackled and shocked by police.

Authorities said officers went to the home on Northeast 76th Avenue to assist paramedics in dealing with a violent person suffering from some type of diabetic episode.

Brandi Hess and her family said she?s been what?s called a very brittle diabetic nearly her entire life.

Even with food and insulin, Hess? family said her blood sugar will drop dangerously low, and nearly every time that happens, she becomes irrational and combative.

The family said doctors have not been able to find a way to help her manage the disease any better.

According to authorities, Hess was having one of those episodes on Saturday night when she allegedly punched one of the officers without provocation.

Police said the officer was kicked several times in the stomach and groin and a firefighter punched twice while they struggled with Hess.

Authorities said the office used the Taser gun in an effort to stop the fight.

"The next thing I know, I woke up on the floor right here in front of my coffee table. I had a bunch of people on top of me," said Hess. "My left arm was -- well my whole body was in a lot of pain because I had 8 to 9 people on top of me and my left arm was in a lot, a lot of pain. I was really confused because I didn't know what had happened."

After the Taser was deployed, emergency personnel was able to give medical treatment to Hess.

Police said Hess, the officer and firefighter appeared to be unhurt.

[error]

After the Taser was deployed, emergency personnel was able to give medical treatment to Hess.

Choice of words really has an impact on how a piece of news is perceived.

Exercise for the reader: Rewrite this sentence to reflect what a Taser "deployment" actually does.

[Nicholas Gilman]

   Pepper spray is supposed to be a less lethal tool, not as a weapon.
Lets see how thats working out...

   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQV2OFLvU4E

[Kat Kanning]

How about this:  we beat her to a pulp and then gave her medical treatment.

[David]

There will never be 'accountability' for police officers, or politicians for that matter, until they are stripped of soverign immunity first.  penalizing groups such as entire police departments does almost no good.  You must go after the individual. 
My understanding of police training is they are taught that they must dominate the situation.  I'm guessing they believe it will be safer or more advantageous to them to do so. 
combine immunity, domination complex, and torture toys and you will end up with many victims.

[Lloyd Danforth]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEEN_TASER_DEATH?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

[thinkliberty]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TEEN_TASER_DEATH?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

They send one cop on paid vacation after killing a 15 year old kid.

[grasshopper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm5PC7z79-8
  Remember this?
  I love the cops!
  If I die from a tazer shot, there are people that would be in serious trouble by the end of the month. 
  My cousine is a lawyer, and hated abuse of any kind and we have talked about this same subject many times.
  Ohh, this is great also.  http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=496_1237083666

[Lloyd Danforth]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEPUTIES_SHOOTING?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

[akmisrmaadi]

Police should not be armed with anything. If they need to use force, they should get bystanders/citizens to do it. That would go a long way towards returning police to their traditional job.

That would make them pretty ineffective. There are a lot more good cops out there than bad cops.

wrong, all cops are bad. every single one of them. if they enforce unjust and/or unconstitutional laws they are BAD.

[MTPorcupine3]

Police should not be armed with anything. If they need to use force, they should get bystanders/citizens to do it. That would go a long way towards returning police to their traditional job.

Until just a few decades ago, this is how the Bobbies in England operated. They were unarmed and got help from bystanders if a firearm was needed.

[Ogre]

And it would make it much more difficult for them to enforce brutal rules like arresting people for standing in the wrong place.