But do you really think that tasering is the right way to get a limp person to get up and leave? That's what I don't get. Seriously, if you've got a person laying on the ground that isn't following the order of "GET UP," tasering him just seems like something you'd do because you're pissed off that he's not listening to you. It doesn't help the situation at all.
Who knows what this kid was thinking. He was obvioiusly scared (I'm not sympathizing here, just saying he was). He obviously felt theartened. He was obviously not in the right mental state to do the right thing. Now, if I was him at that point, I could very well see myself thinking that these cops are gonna shock me if I try to get up, because then they might think I'm making a "sudden move" and I'll just get tasered again.
Really, how can it not be agreed that just dragging this kid out would have been the right thing to do, and tasering him was overkill?
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Originally Posted by Deltona Couple
Are you serious? You are actually suggesting that civilians get involved in a police control situation? All that would have accomplished is ANOTHER person being tazed, or WORSE.
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He's not suggesting that the group of students
should have gotten involved, he's just surprised they didn't. And I agree with him. The crowd was angered by the officers' actions. Tasering the kid repeatedly provoked that. Another big huge reason why they shouldn't have done it.