America Does NOT Torture - EXCEPT - When It Does...

[kpete]

The 17-year-old boy was arrested for fighting on April 24, charged with disorderly conduct and placed in a holding cell, according to sources. The officer allegedly Tasered the boy up to nine times, sources said, for reasons that are still unclear. The juvenile was allegedly Tasered once in the head and may have been handcuffed, sources said.

Officials declined to confirm the identity of the officer who is under investigation. Deputy Chief Wendell Reed said that there is "somewhat of an investigation going on" and he's "been working on it for a minute."

"The investigation involves an officer involved with a juvenile, yes," Reed said. "The juvenile is fine, there is no issues, no problems. It's just more of a matter of procedure than it is the incident itself."

Colwyn Mayor Daniel Rutland seemed far more concerned about the matter:

"I can tell you right now suspensions are going to be coming," he said. "More than one will be coming."

http://articles.philly.com/2012-05-02/news/31519829_1_tasered-desk-duty-borough-council

[Uncle Joe]

1. I do believe the psychological embracing of torture by the Cheney/Bush cabal has

created a form of trickle down to the nation's police force in regards to the use of tasers and such.

I'm certainly not suggesting there wasn't police abuse before but I would wager this embrace of the dark side by the nation's "leaders" has magnified the same sadistic streak down the line of people in authoritarian forms of power.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[EFerrari]

3. The Feds have become much more closely involved with law enforcement via fusion centers,

the Secure Communities program and other so called counter-terrorism measures. It's not our imagination.

[Bake]

2. And yet they say -- they ALWAYS say -- it's just a "few bad apples."

And yet story after story like this comes out. They keep on coming out. It's not just a few bad apples. Something is seriously wrong in the culture of police departments, and the kind of people they recruit.

Bake

[EFerrari]

4. We still have black sites and it's not reasonable to assume that no abuse

or torture happens in them.

[gratuitous]

5. "The juvenile is fine, there is no issues, no problems"

It's not every day you see a Deputy Chief with a medical degree, but if Mr. Reed's authoritative statement is any indication, Colwyn hires REALLY qualified cops. Hard to figure, though, how if "there is no issues, no problems," why anyone would be suspended?