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I would definitely say better safe then sorry, I’d rather have some guy tasered then a cop stabbed, especially because a taser causes no real lasting results, they have an extremely low mortality and injury rate, there was more risk from dragging him out then having him tasered and walking out on his own.. That being said, the taser may not have been necessary. A lot of things are still not known. Was this on the first floor, or would the officers had to drag him down 5 flights of stairs, risking injury to both the officers and the guy? Was he going to stay limp, or start thrashing around.
And pigglet, the issue was not having ID, it was refusing to leave because he had no ID. if I go to a bar, and forget my ID, and I get carded, I’ll be asked to leave, or they may just call the cops, if I tell them to screw themselves and stay, I’m asking for trouble.
The issue of not having ID was security based, it was late, and there are predators out there, he could have been a stalker, or rapist watching for a target. All he had to do was leaving, or talk to the cops to show he was not a threat; he overreacted and caused a scene. It could have been handled better, but it was not over the line; its better then mace, and better then a club.
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