Comments on: Trooper Caught On Tape Tasering Motorist

Officials Speed Investigation Into Trooper's Behavior After Clip Appeared On YouTube

[mrcoffee101]

This officer had the common sense of a billygoat. When confronted with a person being both civil and respectful, he choose to taser him instead of explaining what law he was enforcing.

He needs to have his badge taken away and he should lose his job. He gives all law enforcement personal a bad name.

[l-f-o]

American police are trained to Torture Terrorize, They Murder Many inocent People ! they are pure EVIL!.. I read black water %u201CSecurity group%u201D the executive branch of our gov''s, black shirt fascists Thugs, are the ones that get the contract run the terror camps that train our police to torture, and terrorize Us the People.

[jester188]

i got to say while i understand police have a difficult job.. the younger ones think they rule the world.. give a guy a gun who can have a job the requires nothing more than i high school education...

these are no longer single cases... every time i log onto this site there is another cop who is breaking the law and trying to get away with it... it is things like YouTube, My Space, cams. on the cel... that have started to bring the truth out about who the police really are...

it is pretty sad when all the good cops out there are now looked down on by the many many many other bad ones

[ttrentp]

Watch closely. The civilian turns his back on the officer and starts to put his hand in his pocket. Does the officer suspect a concealed weapon? The civilian, when later interviewed, says he was doing 65MPH and hadn''t passed the 40MPH sign. But later in the interview he says he wanted to walk back and show the officer the sign. Huh? Best bet is to always do what the officer tells you to do. He didn''t and he got tazed.

[ttrentp]

Watch closely. The civilian turns his back on the officer and starts to put his hand in his pocket. Does the officer suspect a concealed weapon? The civilian, when later interviewed, says he was doing 65MPH and hadn''t passed the 40MPH sign. But later in the interview he says he wanted to walk back and show the officer the sign. Huh? Best bet is to always do what the officer tells you to do. He didn''t and he got tazed.

[moondancer01]

Get used to it folks...
Go down to your local police departments and take a
look at all the younger new officers.. thier the same
people who you see on tv kicking down the doors of
people in Iraq. Take a look.. the new shaved or
marine cut haircuts.. thier bull attitudes.. thier
lack of any real respect or connection to average
citizens. We got us a new sheriff in town boys..
and we got ourselves a patriot act. Just watch.

[rickstas]

Tasers should not be issued without thorough training on how and when to use them.

[djarthur-2009]

On a side note, I think it''s good that this video was posted on YouTube. I recently went to court over a road-raged officer who verbally threatened that he could shot me, never showed his ID, didn''t have traffic authority, wasn''t in uniform and recklessly endandered my life as well as his with his poor driving. He said he was going to cite me with reckless driving for not moving out of his way, even though I was travelling the legal posted speed limit and he was in an unmarked car without patrol lights on. He expected me to move while going around a curve when he flashed his highbeams and tailgated me on the highway.

Most people wouldn''t complain, especially since he didn''t issue me a ticket, however since he abused his authority and attempted to intimidate me, I did complain. His department took the case against him to court.

[djarthur-2009]

I haven''t seen the video, but I think both were wrong in this case. The driver might have disagreed with being issued a ticket, but the place to resolve that is court. The officer on the other hand MAY have been way out of line by using his taser. From this article, the man posed no threat and violated no law (other than a minor traffic infraction which is not a criminal violation), and therefore the officer should not have used force. If the ticket had already been written, obviously the officer already had his information, should have run the proper ID checks and determined there were no warrants out on the driver and therefore not a known danger to the public. At that point the officer had no justification for the use of force in my opinion.

[feelfree1]

tarmet1,

Re: "What it came down to was a hot headed young police officer who was angry that the motorist "did not follow his instructions"

Agreed. Thanks for commenting.

[tarmet1]

I watched the entire video and am shocked at the behavior of this patrolman. If this is how he handles conflict, he''s in the wrong profession. In my view, his attitude right from the beginning suggested to me that he is on a power trip and needs to be reigned in. Being a veteran police officer myself, I think he was completely out of line in using this level of force. The motorist was no threat to him and he did not need to be arrested for "not signing a ticket" What it came down to was a hot headed young police officer who was angry that the motorist "did not follow his instructions" Good lord, it was a traffic stop involving a level headed driver and his wife and child that quickly elevated to the use of a taser and arrest that could have been handled in a manner that most traffic stops are handled - professionally!

[feelfree1]

How much longer will we allow abusive pigs to torture people with these often deadly torture devices?