Police use Taser twice on Marine veteran in Colorado Springs hospital room

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/police-use-taser-twice-on-marine-veteran-in-colorado-springs-hospital-room

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Body camera video from Colorado Springs police officers shows the moments officers used a Taser on a Marine veteran in his daughter’s hospital room after refusing to hand over personal property to officers who failed to present a warrant, according to court documents.

In April of 2019, Carl Anderson Jr.’s daughter was flown to UC Health Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Andersen says his fiancée accidentally hit his daughter with a vehicle while pulling out of the driveway.

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Police were trying to confiscate the parents' phones as evidence to investigate how Charlotte was hurt. “They never presented a warrant or any paperwork saying that they had the authority to take my personal property,” Andersen said.

During the encounter, Andersen refused to comply with police orders, and an officer steps behind him. Moments later, an officer uses a Taser on Andersen. A second Taser is deployed seconds later and officers arrest him.

[Turbineguy]

1. One must obey Orders from God

That must have been on the Third Tablet, the one Mel Brooks dropped.

[DURHAM D]

2. Well, at least they didn't shot him with a gun.

Therefore, I assume he is white.

[Ocelot II]

3. Imagine my surprise - the tasee was a white guy -

though I could have guessed from his name, Andersen. But the incident does suggest that, although the police use excessive force more often on Black people, too many of them are far too ready to use it on anybody who argues with or opposes them in any way.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Yeah, I hope people aren't thinking that I post this to make a point about race.

The cops are an oppressive system, and as such, will oppress marginalized people disproportionately; in the end, though, anyone is fair game.

[LizBeth]

10. I read a thread this morning about a 70 something white woman too aggressively thrown on ground

and handcuffed because of confusion, 70 something. Yes.

[Deuce]

11. Yes, 73 with dementia...

[LizBeth]

12. Cops have become animals says my 60 yr old ass that won't shut up, but do not deserve to be

rubbing old skin on pavement. Takes a long time to heal. I had it happened twice just walking the dawg.

[sop]

14. They're arresting, handcuffing and taking six-year-olds to jail for misbehaving in school.

[LizBeth]

15. Yes

[Shrike47]

4. The police are defunding themselves through the justified law suits for rights violations.

What gave the cop the idea he could grab Mr. Andersen’s cell phone out of his pocket?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. " What gave the cop the idea he could grab Mr. Andersen's cell phone out of his pocket?"

The fact that he's a cop.

[Kali]

8. JFC

[superpatriotman]

9. So did they get the phone or not?

Nt

[sop]

13. That police cam video in the link is shocking and disgusting, it's what a police state looks like.

Blacks represent a disproportionate number of the victims of police violence, but they aren't the only ones being brutalized by cops. The police have been trained to believe failure to comply with any command, legal or not, is justification for the use of force against anyone, and resistance is always to be met with violence. I am really sick of this shit.