Let me just say one other thing. The guy was speeding, deserved a ticket, got one.. but getting zapped by the taser was just the cop’s way of punishing the man.
That he refused to sign the ticket isn’t the cop’s problem... he had the fact that he handed the ticket to the guy on camera and on tape. That was SUFFICIENT and he would have been better off letting the guy go on his way.
His act was outrageous. The speeder wasn’t threatening the cop, merely refusing to sign a stupid ticket. I don’t have to SIGN anything, I don’t HAVE to put my signature on ANY piece of paper I don’t want to. No one can FORCE you to sign something - that is called DURESS and putting a law on the books to MAKE you sign something is nothing more than the government yet again, forcing it’s will on individuals.
So don’t tell me the cop wasn’t in the wrong. he WAS
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Bullshit. Sorry for the profanity but its fitting here. The driver got out of his vehicle and followed the cop to his patrol car. Big no, no. The driver was animated and in a heated anger. An inexcusable action sending all the wrong signals to the officer. The driver refused reasonable orders by the cop to ensure both their safety. BIG, BIG TIME no, no.
What was the cop to do, wait till he was knifed, hit, shot, spit upon before defending himself? He had no idea what type of mental stability this driver had and took appropriate action.
The driver is culpable in his own tasering. Both times. That may seem harsh, but he should never, never, never have gotten out of his car and followed the cop to his patrol car in a heated rage. This in the cop’s training, and rightly so, rasied the stakes of a dangerous and possible life or limb threatening situation. And all over a STUPID SPEEDING TICKET.
I’m with the cop, fully on his side. I want my law enforcement officers to know that they can do their job and not worry about living to see the next day.
This was nothing but a speed trap set up for revenue enhancement, with a sudden drop from 65 to 40 with no previous warning. If the authorities put police officers into situations that cause public anger, it is the fault of those who permit unjust laws. Police officers should ask themselves if it is worth their while to enforce unjust and unpopular laws.
GEEEEE, do you think that might be because he was ORDERED out of his car by the COP????? And told to walk towards the police car???? What was the guy thinking, following the orders of the cop, I guess in your world that is a big NO NO. I suggest you re-watch the video again, but this time turn up the volume and open your eyes while watching.
“The driver got out of his vehicle and followed the cop to his patrol car. “
The cop told him to “hop out of your car”. He didn’t say, sign or I will arrest you. He didn’t say sign or I will taze you. He said “hop out of your car”.
“I’m with the cop, fully on his side. I want my law enforcement officers to know that they can do their job and not worry about living to see the next day.”
If the average day for cops was similiar to the TV show I could agree with you. As it is there are many jobs more dangerous than being a police officer.
Uh, he was ORDERED by the cop to get out of the car.