Caught on Tape: Diabetic Man Tasered

There are oh, to many alternative approaches to subdoing misunderstood situations. Tazers are nothing more than a corporate support economic consideration on part of the city , State and countys to reap more revenues.

Clean out the Municipalities from Graft tha tazers will disapear.

...would that be reason enough to torture and possibly kill him with a Taser? Gee...

What do they do...make money for the city and state...while doing a Barney fife when it comes to protecting and serving regular citizens. Could be an honest mistake....unfortunate if it was....I hope the cop learns from this and becomes better at his chosen profession.

hasnt everyone noticed that cops arent really cops anymore. they are well armed and armored soldiers. they learn mma fighting at the academy, and are quick to subdue you in any situation. they are so scared that you are lucky if you come away from a traffic stop with just a ticket. be careful. these guys are locked, loaded, and trigger-happy punks.

I'm not defending the officers involved because the tape indicates the driver was in no shape to fight off three cops. That being said, diabetics being mistaken for drunks is a not uncommon situation; police officers should receive some training so they're at least aware of the possibility that the "drunk" might be in need of medical attention, not tasering. Because mistakes are frequently made in this type of situation, all diabetics should have stickers on their car windows to advise police and EMTs and wear a Medicalert bracelet or some other readily visible ID.

And cops wonder why communities want civilian review boards with subpoena power.

If he don't mind the next time they will taser him again. Ask questions after they are dead if possible. That is suppose to be every lawmans motto. That way they are always in control. They have to be the boss and everyone else has to do exactly what they say when they say it. Or you should be dead. No excuse. Cops are always perfect ask any judge or ask any other cop. They never make any mistakes that man was wrong and should have been shot dead. And then talk about why he did not respond to their demands. Those three cops are heros they should recieve metals for bravery and sparing a life. And the driver needs to have a billboard attached to his truck advising of his medical condition.

...if they didn't have tasers? Would they have shot him, then found at the autopsy that he was diabetic. We really need to take a good hard look at the people who are working in our Police departments. They should feel more than bad, they should feel very ashamed, maybe even start looking for another line of work.

yee doggies. bet those bully boys in blue didn't need no viagra after that bit o' fun...