Man Tasered For Refusing To Lift Hand Off Quran
POSTED: 10:10 pm EDT September 21, 2007
UPDATED: 10:12 pm EDT September 21, 2007
Nipped from here.
Posted on 09/22/2007 3:11:12 PM PDT by Stoat
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Jeffrey Shields, 49, of Ocala, filed a complaint with the Ocala Police Department alleging an officer used a Taser to force him to hold up his right hand, police spokesman Lou Biondi said. In a complaint filed Tuesday, Shields said he did not want to raise his right hand from under his shirt because he did not want to drop the Quran, but the officers said they could not tell what he was holding, Biondi said.
"The officers didn't have a clue what he had under there, regardless of what he was saying," he said. Officers were dispatched to the scene on Aug. 31 after authorities received tips that a man matching Shields' description was armed with a gun and stashing drugs inside a book, Biondi said. Neither drugs nor a gun was found after the incident.
Shields was shocked with the Taser for 15 seconds before he removed his hand from the book, Biondi said. He filed the complaint against four officers ---- Phil Hazel, Doug Russell, Bernard Smith and Jamie Buchbinder -- though no police records show Russell was on the scene when the Taser was deployed, Biondi said. All four will remain on duty while the incident is reviewed. "It is odd that he waited so long to file a complaint, 19 days or so," Biondi said. "Normally when people feel they've been wronged, it's something that happens almost immediately." A phone number for Shields could not be located.
Biondi said a police dashboard camera did not capture the incident. Shields was initially given a court notice for resisting arrest without violence, Biondi said, but charges were dropped at his Sept. 10 appearance.
Don’t tase me sahib!
Self control prohibits me from saying what flashed through my mind as I read this.
All your Taze are belong to us, bro.
“under his shirt because he did not want to drop the Quran, but the officers said they could not tell what he was holding “
Did it have wires too?
“under his shirt because he did not want to drop the Quran, but the officers said they could not tell what he was holding “
Did it have wires too?
Maybe they should have just taken his word for it that it wasn’t a weapon (you know, sort of like if you were to walk into an airport with some odd looking device strapped to your back and you claim it as “art”). Man, these selfish po-po’s that want to go home to their families every night, jeeeez.....
Perfectly legitimate use of a taser, in my opinion.
There was a famous murder trial in the Old West, in which two men were arguing in a bar, one coughed then reached inside his shirt and was pulling out something shiny and metal, so the other one shot him. It turned out to be a silver case with tuberculosis pills in it.
The jury acquitted.
I can’t understand why this man was so worried about dropping his toilet paper.
They should have just shot him.
But if he was tapping his foot....
Hiding his good book just like their women hide their identity behind their costume. Halloween coming soon—new costume idea!!
Why not? He should have dropped the Quran and then filed a complaint for being forced shit on the sidewalk.
Two taps from the Glock. Story ended.
Glock 45’s need to replace tasers. There wouldn’t be so much protesting afterward.
This is a completely misleading, bogus headline by the TV station.
By saying why he was tasered, the newswriter purports to know why the LEOs used the taser, and that reason was that refused to “lift his hand off (a/the/his) Quran.
However, in the body copy, the same writer says that the complainant admits he had his hand under his shirt. This is at a time when the LEOs were responding to a report of a felony and were wholly justified in taking protective action as they did.
Now, class, please see if we agree on the following.
Under one’s shirt is not a place most people keep their Qurans.
Under one’s short is a place many felons keep handguns.
This perp admits, that despite police requests, he would not remove his hand from under his shirt.
Would a reasonable police officer assume that a person who was told to “show his hands,” and kept one hand under his shirt, was protecting his Quran or going for a gun?
So the question becomes, why did they even waste time tasering him? Why didn’t they just shoot his butt.
Model 23s rule.
Hurry up and drop the chalupa, Grandmaw!
~Larry the Cable Guy
Or dropping sh^$ on the sidewalk.
come on. gimme this much at least!
What the hell was he doing holding his quran uder his shirt?
Is that some kind of muslim thing?
Doesn't matter anyway..."Show me your hands" means what it it means...
Case closed...
It was a set up! A suspect who looks like the tasered reported to have explosives in a book? Come On!!!
Some might. But frankly, if a police officer tells you to do something, shut up and do it. It’s really not that hard. Especially when it’s glaringly obvious that they’re not interested in listening to what you have to say.
That would be Glock 21`s IN .45 cal. And yes, they "kick azz!
what is the meaning of the markings on the bottom of the magazines? brail???
I don't know what it would be, I was a business major, maybe some sort of rubber under-suit or something that would ground the charge before it reached the target.
I imagine the person that comes up with such an invention would make millions from the liberal activist, student protester, general malcontent crowd. Of course then the police would just fall back to pepper spray, or the old tried and true billy club, but don't tell that to the protesters.
Yeah, except that this wouldn’t be news if it was a Bible.
"Show me your hands" means what it it means...Really. How many of us regularly get into contests of wills with officers of the peace? I know I don't. The few times I've been pulled over I accept that the situation is now under the officer's control, and it was, and things went smoothly, and I ended up going on my way, with peace and civility had by all.
I guess I should have argued every step of the way and made a huge fantastic ass of myself, like taser boy and quran guy. Looking back, though, I have no regrets.
oh this is funny
Well ain’t that too dumb bad.
“It is odd that he waited so long to file a complaint, 19 days or so,”
Not really. It took that long for someone to contact CAIR.
what? i really want to know what those markings mean. is it a military thing? they don’t carry glocks. someone tell me!
Just your usual wear and tear. :^)
It is smooth and easy to maintain. :^)
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 perfectly symmetrical white dots are usual wear and tear? i know guns but i must be missing something.
Yeah, with me it was always “yes sir osifer...((;O)
It would be caliber and compatibility.
Liberals wouldn’t defend him if it were a Bible.
my only thought here was that it was raining and that made this guy 1)carry it under his shirt and 2)made him really not want it to hit the wet ground.
other than that, i'm at a loss.
Best for all. Objections can be expressed afterwards. Being civil has the added effect of bringing credibility to your complaint as to the event, if you choose to make a complaint.
gotcha. thanks.
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