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Sword-wielding man dies after being Tased in Hampton
The Virginian-Pilot ^
| December 11, 2009
| Kristin Davis & Patrick Wilson
Posted on 12/11/2009 3:27:07 PM PST by csvset
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Don't take a sword to a Taser fight.
All BS aside, I wonder how many fatal Taser incidents there are a year.
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:27:07 PM PST
by
csvset
To: csvset
More than the government will admit, I’d bet.
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:28:49 PM PST
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: csvset
All BS aside, I wonder how many fatal Taser incidents there are a year.
one is too many...
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:29:50 PM PST
by
ronnied
To: csvset
You know, the Second Amendment also covers swords... so merely having one was no reason for them to taze him.
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:30:34 PM PST
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: csvset
It would be safer to administer a haldol date for the second shot rather than a second taze.
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:32:15 PM PST
by
guitarplayer1953
(Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
To: csvset
Cops used the old “lets kill the bastard” so we can go take out donut break. Look cop you had nothing else to do, talk him down, are call someone competent enough to do it.
To: csvset
I’d of shot him from the get go.
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:36:41 PM PST
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: OneWingedShark
You know, the Second Amendment also covers swords... so merely having one was no reason for them to taze him. Yes...I thought it was good that the reporter/editor made it clear why the police were there and that they tased after he swung the sword at them.
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:40:05 PM PST
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: Scotsman will be Free
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:40:17 PM PST
by
Candor7
((The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision , and truth (.Member NRA))
To: csvset
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:40:55 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: csvset
Hatchel Pate Adams IIIIt was all a misunderstanding. Adams was swinging the sword in his sleep after watching an episode of Gilligan's Island the night before. Related to Patch?
To: org.whodat
You’re a moron. He came at cops with a sword and was tased and the sucker died. What were cops supposed to do, invite him for tea? They acted responsibly.
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:43:27 PM PST
by
petercooper
(GOP: Big Tent Party??? Not if you are a CONSERVATIVE.)
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:43:56 PM PST
by
csvset
To: ronnied
They used great self control in not shooting him right off.
To: Scotsman will be Free
Id of shot him from the get go.Oh, yeah, no doubt. He was asking to get shot.
I'm just curious how often Taser incidents are fatal.
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posted on
12/11/2009 3:55:10 PM PST
by
csvset
To: OneWingedShark
You know, the Second Amendment also covers swords... so merely having one was no reason for them to taze him.How about swinging it at a police officer? Think that might change the situation just a leetle bit? Read the article.
To: petercooper
To: petercooper
responded to a complaint involving an emergency custody order Dumas* knew in advance they were dealing with someone that had a mental problem. You may want to shoot down all the people who don't measure up to your high standards. I guess you like the goose step and the one arm forward salute as well, your heroes,the SS really knew how to deal with retired people.
To: csvset
“Hatchel Pate Adams III, 36”
With a name like that he was almost destined to die with a sword in his hand - or some other bizarre way.
To: OneWingedShark
You know, the Second Amendment also covers swords... so merely having one was no reason for them to taze him. True but attempting to kill the officers with it certainly did. I assume the only reason they did not just shoot him was because he was a mental case and not a normal criminal.
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posted on
12/11/2009 4:26:33 PM PST
by
usurper
(Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
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