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Having a seizure? Let me taze you (lemmy.wtf)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://reason.com/2024/04/05/california-cops-tased-a-man-having-a-seizure-then-booked-him-on-bogus-charges-to-cover-their-mistake/

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[-] [email protected] 132 points 10 months ago

Ok let's also assume he was intoxicated. Even then why the fuck would you tase him? Should've waited for the medical personnel. Then man was in his own goddamned house. WTF!

[-] [email protected] 78 points 10 months ago

Even then why the fuck would you tase him?

IIRC the thought the seizure induced thrashing was him resisting arrest. Of course that begs the question, why were they trying to arrest someone having a seizure (that they'd been sent to help BTW) in the first place?

[-] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago

Probably for committing one of the highest crimes of the land - disrespecting a police officer by not following their orders. They don’t care if he was seizing, unconscious, whatever. They will shoot to kill for such an infraction.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago

Which order to follow…

RIP Daniel Shaver

[-] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

Jesus fucking christ

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