Oh, I can hear the radio traffic after he brushed by the first one, striking his wrist. A hit and run, officer assaulted, suspect on a John Deere tractor, proceeding . . .
Second officer sets off in high-speed pursuit and attempts to cut off a vehicle which, if it is typical, has questionable brakes at best, and a bumper thumper results. Another assault on an officer, criminal mischief, unsafe operation. I'm sure in the heads of the two overwrought officers in question the charges against this guy were just piling up, enough that he could turn into a real desperado in an attempt to escape the long incarceration certain to be his punishment for being such an outlaw.
So they pull out the Taser. What a couple of loons!
I'm having my doubts about these Tasers. They were intended as an alternative to deadly force, and for those instances where officers could be injured by violently unruly people. They are not intended to take the place of tried and true means of otherwise of forcing compliance from someone simply refusing to cooperate. Seems I'm hearing of a lot of cases (too many) where officers are using them in situations where the detainee is nothing more than angry, mouthy or otherwise uncooperative. Peace officers have to put up with a lot, and if I were in their shoes I'm sure I'd run upon a situation now and then where I wanted to crack somebody right in the mouth, or give 'em a tunk with a nightstick, or twist and hold their arm while I explained just how the rest of the conversation would proceed. My frustration with modern-day restrictions against the old style of policing that would have allowed me to deliver a judicious smack upside the head when called for would not be cause to use the Taser.
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