Man obeys Cop, doesn't resist arrest, Cop Tases Him Anyway!

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Indus

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VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z74UE-CLes

from: http://www.rt.com/usa/316719-usa-police-taser-suspect/

A US police officer is under investigation for excessive use of force, after a video emerged of the officer tasing a man who appeared to show no resistance. Witnesses who saw the incident in Fairfax County, Virginia, said “there was no reason to taser the man.”

Police said the suspect was wanted in connection with a theft and approached him on September 24. A video posted on social media showed a police officer holding a taser, while issuing the man with instructions. The video shows the suspect complying and turning around to put his hands on top of the police vehicle. However, the law enforcement officer decided to taser the man, despite him appearing to show no resistance.

“He did not try to run or nothing. That was wrong [by] the police, unless he was wanted. But [even] if he was wanted, the guy didn't have to taser him like he did,” a witness told Fox 5 television.

Meanwhile, the man who filmed the video also spoke to Fox 5 to give his account of what had happened, adding that he could see no reason for the police officer using such excessive force.

“A gentleman just happened to be walking down the sidewalk and the cop pulls up in front of him and tells him to turn over. And as soon as he has his back turned toward him, he tasers him. He didn’t see it coming,” said the video-maker, who asked to remain anonymous.

“He told him to turn around. He turned around, he complied. And boom - he popped out his taser and he shot at him,” the video-maker added.
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Who's more dangerous in America again? mentally sick people who buy guns or cops or both?

And I'm willing to bet he will not be jailed or fired for that! Maybe just a reprimand.
 
waggy

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that was in no way justified. that cop should be fired (he won't) and charged (again..he won't). At most he is going to get a paid vacation and perhaps a promotion.
 
gradoman

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Eh, that wasn't so bad. Edit: I give it a 3/10 on the police brutality scale.
 
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Genx87

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Fairfax sounds like a horrible police department. More than a few incidents come out of there.
 
justoh

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The correct answer is both. They are both more dangerous than either one.
 
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GarfieldtheCat

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#fewbadapples

But remember, the cop apologists say these are isolated events and not a real problem, so we have nothing to worry about.
 
Triumph

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Yeah, the video appears to show one thing. But you guys are missing the big picture here. Fairfax County is one of the richest counties in the country. Do we agree? Good. Does this altercation clearly take place in Fairfax County? The patrol car appears to prove it so, thus we are again in agreement. And is the suspect in question black? Yes, of course he is, we can all agree to that. And therefore, we can all agree that he is guilty of being black. So what exactly are we arguing about again? Do you not agree that guilty citizens should be punished?
 
gradoman

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Pipeline 1010 said:
You're an asshole. I hope you get tazed for doing nothing wrong so I can give you a 3/10 on the police brutality scale.
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Don't worry, I've already had cops nearly draw their guns on me for no good reason.

(you missed the sarcasm)
 
gradoman

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JEDIYoda said:
That's what all idiots say when somebody calls them out...
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:rolleyes:

Sure the comment was idiotic, but there are people that would side with the cop, say that it wasn't that bad and the guy deserved it. I'm playing off that.

While I haven't been arrested, I've had some experiences myself like the one I alluded to in my previous post.

Me:

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elitejp

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GarfieldtheCat said:
#fewbadapples

But remember, the cop apologists say these are isolated events and not a real problem, so we have nothing to worry about.
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with the amount of arrests and dealing with people that cops deal with I VERY much think these things are pretty isolated.
And with the vast majority of citizens wanting to find fault in cops im surprised we dont see more instances showing up in news.
As it is im glad we do have cops keeping us safe and im glad to see the bad cops get caught and punished as well.
 
HomerJS

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There is a unique danger for black people in dealing with police righties refuse to acknowledge...

assert your rights, get attacked
question the police, get attacked
comply, get attacked
carry toy gun in a store in a state that allows open carry, get attacked
 
CZroe

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I particularly love the manipulative way witnesses describe it as “a gentleman just happened to be walking down the sidewalk and the cop pulls up in front of him and tells him to turn over." Uhh, he was "wanted" for a theft! He was a WANTED man, FFS.

The only indication we have that he was "complying" is a claim from witnesses who likely wouldn't know anymore than we do based on distance and inability to hear the cops instructions. It's not hard to cut that stuff off of the recording and anyone saying that it's wrong to assume that witnesses COULD be lying do not live in the real world (I've watched it happen; it happens all the time; do not deny the agenda).

There also the possibility that it was an accident. A non-lethal accident is better than a lethal one. What now?

master_shake_ said:
both hands on the hood no sudden movements...well until the tasing that is.

what else do you need to see?
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Are you joking? Your position is predicated on him "complying." I'd like toi see if the cop told him to put his hands on the car earlier or told him to get on the ground repeatedly. The video was either conveniently started just before the taser or the person sharing it wanted that part cut out. There no other likely reason to start there instead of earlier which would help show/prove compliance if he were complying.

waggy said:
that was in no way justified. that cop should be fired (he won't) and charged (again..he won't). At most he is going to get a paid vacation and perhaps a promotion.
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There's plenty of "way." If the cop had told him to get down on the ground repeatedly, putting hands on the car is not "complying."
 
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Ackmed

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Hilarious to look back on comments after this is now out. Same old people, posting the same old messages. Then claim to be unbiased, haha.
 
Indus

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Just look at the video though.. no resistance. It did look damning didn't it but if we weren't so open minded, would I have posted the link with the rebuttal in my own thread?
 
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Mike64

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Ackmed said:
Hilarious to look back on comments after this is now out. Same old people, posting the same old messages. Then claim to be unbiased, haha.
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Because of course it has absolutely nothing to do with the same old shit, happening over and over again...
 
CZroe

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Indus said:
Just look at the video though.. no resistance. It did look damning didn't it but if we weren't so open minded, would I have posted the link with the rebuttal in my own thread?
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There is a reason the video starts JUST BEFORE he gets tased. You can't possibly conclude that there was "no resistance" from the video. There is another video showing him continue to resist after being tased. Why are you so sure he wasn't resisting before being tased?! Putting your hands on the vehicle when told to do something else is NOT complying.

Being "open minded" means being able to watch the video without jumping to the conclusions they wanted you to jump to in the first place. Once again: It was kind of silly to assume that before perpetuating it, right? Next time you want to share, make sure to say that it was a claim. Keep your options open.

"Bystanders claim man doesn't resist arrest, obeys cop, cop tases him anyway!"

MUCH better. We wouldn't be having this conversation and you wouldn't have your foot in your mouth if you had done the responsible thing.

It's just like clock boy and balloon boy and Mike Brown and Trayvon Martin and on and on and on. Bombastic CLAIMS always beat the truth to the market and spread farther than the stories where the truth was obvious from the get-go, yet people act like they are skeptics when it comes to new information.

This is how the truth is usually received with it contrasts with the more inflammatory assumption about events:
"Oh! Now they claim something else happened. Nice try, cops! We won't let you change the story!"

A true skeptic questions the first story just the same.
 
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