I’m thinking that tasers should be built into the seats in the House of Commons, for use by the Speaker.
Just to note that Cecil has addressed some of this: Can I avoid paying a tax bill by writing “accepted for value” on it? - The Straight Dope
There had been some deaths caused by tasers that led to the police (and the Complaints Commission) to take a hard look at taser use. Like most new technologies, it has taken a bit of time to establish and hone best use practices.
From what I can see, the ongoing work on policies and training has led police being better able to identify those more at risk of being injured or killed by when zapped, and it has led to police becoming better aware of how to avoid getting to the point of having to zap someone. It is taking some time and a lot of effort to dial it in when it comes to the new tool, but the efforts are paying off. It is a matter of getting the job done safely without using excessive force.
While I am not in any way inclined to defend this “Freeman on the Courtroom Floor,” the flat assertions of fact above are the sort of thing generally amenable to citation of statistical proof.
I’d be interested to see some.
UK Study:
We found officer injury rates associated with M26 deployment were lower than those for CS spray and baton use. Subject injury rates were lower in M26 deployment than in deployment of CS spray, batons or police dogs.
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/yjcfm/article/S1353-1131(05)00199-9/abstract
I would have loved to have seen the former. Woo-woos like this clown need to get smacked with the clue by four that is reality more often.
Tazering someone causes much less harm than wrestling them to the ground does. It really was the best outcome he could have reasonably hoped for.
I should certainly hope that subject injury rates for zappees are lower than people who are sprayed, clubbed or bitten. There is nothing in the video that indicates that an arrest would haved required the use of force in the first place. A more appropriate response to the attempt to push through would have been to pull out the taser, warn the idiot, and arrest him without using it unless he resisted to the point of it seeming that he would imminently cause bodily harm. Get 'er done, but don’t over do 'er.
That being said, if ever a fucktard deserved to be zapped in the ass just for being an ass, this one was it.
The part of his argument that didn’t make any sense to me (Well, none of it makes sense, but this part in particular) was when he denied being a US Citizen and claimed only to be a citizen of Idaho and didn’t recognize the authority of the Federal Government. But wasn’t he in a municipal or state courthouse? So even if you accept the loony arguments about the Federal Government, the state or municipal courts still are valid, right?
That’s the only part that didn’t make sense to you?
Did you not see the bit in parentheses?
No, I don’t think he claimed to be a citizen of Idaho. He claimed to have been born in one of the several states of America and when pressed he named Idaho but when they asked for an Idaho form of ID, he stated he didn’t have one. And I’m not sure that sovereign citizens spend all that much time differentiating between municipal, state and federal agencies. I think it’s mostly a money thing. They’re fine with the feds as long as they’re getting a SS check or whatever but the minute someone suggests they pay anything it’s all high crimes and misdemeanors.
Can’t make sense of crazy.
Sorry, didn’t read that right.
His smug chuckle makes me feel stabby. I’m so glad they tazed this d-bag.
If he really was raised in this garbage, I wonder if it’s to late to have his mother charged with child abuse?
I’m kinda curious… would Kanukistanian policy have been to let the guy in, form a human wall o’ bodies so he can’t get in, or have several large Mounties pick him up and take him away?
Personally, I feel that if the Freeman had remembered to wear his EV suit, the taser would have just charged up his shield for him and he would have been fine. I always hate when they take my gear away from me for this very reason.
I wonder if zapping him might have helped, similar to pressing the reset button on a modem.
I wonder when Butthead became an anti-establishment nutball. The chuckling alone made me feel good about the tasering.
Heh. He actually is at court with his mother. At the end of the first video he refers to the security guards as “dumb meatheads,” and you can see he’s wearing those shoes with the toes. How sure are we that this guy isn’t a brilliant comedian developing a character?
Well, the Mounties have proven themselves rather adept with tasers…
More seriously, if my local courthouse is any indication, he wouldn’t even have been allowed to film in the hallway, much less the courtroom. In other words, he never would have made it past the front door security checkpoint with his camera.