Apparently there’s a lot of people who think this cop was unprofessional because he didn’t bring the guy breakfast in bed.
When the officer informed the guy he was under arrest, he immediately turned and walked toward his vehicle and jammed his hands in his pockets. When you do that, you can count on hitting the ground very hard. The taser sure beats getting smacked with the nightstick or getting tackled. Not smart and the officer was not in the wrong.
Yes but there were no grounds for the arrest, and the cop is going to get his a** drug through court.
I still haven’t figured out why “Turn around and put your hands behind your back NOW,” when delivered by a cop with a Taser pointed at your noggin, is considered “optional compliance.”
Sorry, you are wrong, the cop did NOT inform the victim he was under arrest. If he had done so then the resisting arrest charges wouldn't have been dropped. Look at the video and tell me exactly where the cop informed the victim he was under arrest? He didn't, therefore he was overstepping his bounds. Tasers were never meant to be used in the fashion that cops are using them across the states. They need to be taken away from officers.
He didn't announce arrest. And he was not required to do so, say some.
No, we think that he was unprofessional because of the his obviously poor attitude toward the motorist as evidenced at the start of the video. Even when Massey mouthed off at him, he should have just calmly explained the situation to the guy rather than getting angry and resorting to the taser. He didn't act like a professional, but a petty despot on a power trip, especially with his later comment to his back up about Massey " taking a ride on the taser."
Dr. Zian Tseng, an assistant professor of cardiology at the University of California whose research has focused on the effects of Taser use, said the 30-hour gap between when Hyde was shocked and his death doesn't necessarily mean the two aren't related. "Other than causing an immediate cardiac arrest, the intense pain and adrenaline increase with a Taser application, you could certainly surmise that it could trigger a heart attack or kidney failure, or anything else that is going on would certainly worsen it," Tseng said in an interview from San Francisco. He said while Taser International insists the weapons have never been directly linked to a death, he believes the devices could harm people who are shocked. "They may claim there's no direct link, but whether it's a contributor or even an immediate cause of death ... certainly in my opinion the physiological effects of a Taser could worsen or trigger or exacerbate any conditions that would lead to death," he said.
B.S. ALERT!!! The officer never informed the driver that he was under arrest prior to using the taser on him. Get your facts straight before you comment.
No. But meeting ego with ego results in a bad ending.
This Officer was challenged and was going to 'win' the confrontation. He overreacted to the driver's attitude from the get-go.
Somebody could have been a grown-up there. The Officer should be expected to default to that in a pissing match.
theres the problem, ARREST FOR WHAT??? not signing a ticket or was it 'disrespect' ???