Naked guy gets tasered and falls down to his death

[HunterICX]

A Sad ending for this confused guy,

Police fired a Taser at a naked Brooklyn man armed with only a fluorescent light tube yesterday, sending him falling to his death from a second-floor ledge after he went on a 40-minute rant.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/09252008...lay_130670.htm

(there's a video on the page)

HunterICX

[antikristuseke]

What was the purpuse of tazering him?

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

What was the purpuse of tazering him?

To see if the fluorescent lamp he was holding would light up?

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

What was the purpuse of tazering him?

I have reached the opinion that tazers more and more are getting used preemptively and for disciplinary measures. Both is unacceptable. Tazers exclusively should be used in cases of police being attacked by suspects turning clearly violent against them. not following orders fast enough, or sanctionising unwanted behavior, are not sufficient reasons to tazer somebody. the police is not the judge. Doing so is not different to beating up a suspect because of his "suspicious dark skin colour". tazers are meant to be non-lethal weapons of self-defense - not more and not less. what we currently hear with regularity, is a clear abuse of the intention behind their introduction.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Skybird

I have reached the opinion that tazers more and more are getting used preemptively and for disciplinary measures. Both is unacceptable. Tazers exclusively should be used in cases of police being attacked by suspects turning clearly violent against them. not following orders fast enough, or sanctionising unwanted behavior, are not sufficient reasons to tazer somebody. the police is not the judge. Doing so is not different to beating up a suspect because of his "suspicious dark skin colour". tazers are meant to be non-lethal weapons of self-defense - not more and not less. what we currently hear with regularity, is a clear abuse of the intention behind their introduction.

Couldnt agree more!

[Konovalov]

I don't understand how much of a threat one man can pose on a 2nd floor ledge for him to be tazered. On the face of it this strikes me as just plain crazy.

[Mikhayl]

Yeah, some cops seem to think that since it's a (supposedly) non-lethal weapon, then they can use it at will. Morons

[Letum]

Originally Posted by Skybird

[...]Tazers are meant to be non-lethal weapons of self-defense - not more and not less. what we currently hear with regularity, is a clear abuse of the intention behind their introduction.

^ This with passion!

[goldorak]

A non lethal weapon is an oxymoron.
Damn politically correctness, it will doom us all.
Weapons are always made to kill, they are desgned for that sole purpose.
Show me a non lethal weapon and I will sell you the golden gate bridge.

[Letum]

Originally Posted by goldorak

Show me a non lethal weapon and I will sell you the golden gate bridge.

I have a assault spoon made out of jelly (Lime flavor).

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by goldorak

A non lethal weapon is an oxymoron.
Damn politically correctness, it will doom us all.
Weapons are always made to kill, they are desgned for that sole purpose.
Show me a non lethal weapon and I will sell you the golden gate bridge.

The microwave cannon they use for riot control and install on cruise ships as well.
Weapons in testing that fire glue.
Mines not designed to kill but to wound (and bind more of the enemy's personnel to take care of the wounded).
Pepper spray.
Teargas.
Propaganda.

There are so many. Lucky you are that I do not need any bridge.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Weapons in testing that fire glue.

Lol! I swear I saw a weapon like this in a Judge Dredd comic! :rotflIt did work, tho... :hmm

[SS107.9MHz]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

To see if the fluorescent lamp he was holding would light up?

ehEHEHEH IT'S NOT DARK HUMOUR... IT'S HUMOUR :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:!!!

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by SS107.9Mhz

ehEHEHEH IT'S NOT DARK HUMOUR... IT'S HUMOUR :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:!!!

LOL :p

[antikristuseke]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Lol! I swear I saw a weapon like this in a Judge Dredd comic! :rotflIt did work, tho... :hmm

A glue firing gun has been in development for years.