Followup: 76-year-old Victoria man's tasing gains global attention

[TexasTowelie]

In the wake of controversial deaths involving police in Missouri and New York, stories of law enforcement using excessive force are on the forefront of the public's psyche.

Pete Vasquez, a 76-year-old Victoria resident, is seeing the uproar first-hand after a police officer used a Taser on him Thursday morning for a non-existent misdemeanor violation.

Vasquez's story broke Sunday morning in the Victoria Advocate and within 24 hours was shared around the world. The story became a national trend on Facebook, made the front page of online aggregator Reddit and was published to international news sites, including The Guardian, The Washington Post and The Huffington Post.

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"I hate to see someone else go through the same thing I went through," Vasquez said. "I've been getting a lot of calls and comments from people that this police officer has been harassing them, too. They don't say anything because they don't want to bring it up."

Read more: http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2014/dec/15/76-year-old-victoria-mans-tasing-gains-global-atte/

Related thread:
‘Goddamned Nazi Stormtrooper’: Texas cop Tasers 76-year-old man with expired inspection
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025960537

Video of the incident at http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2014/dec/13/victoria-police-officer-investigated-for-tasing-dr/ .

[Faryn Balyncd]

1. It will probably take global condemnation to have any hope of change.

We have sunken to a pathetic level.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Migod, Faryn. You're a bigger optimist than Murphy

(of Murphy's Law fame). Since when do the exceptionalism-drenched Power Freaks, from the Chiefs of Staff on down, give a shit about international opinion?

[madashelltoo]

3. International attention means nothing to them.

It's sad, but it is who America has always been. Now they are being caught by technology. What would a dinosaur do if you took his picture? Eat you and your camera. That will be the response of the power drunk authorities.

[tblue37]

4. That cop seems to be a serial abuser of citizens. From the article:

I'd hate to see someone else go through the same thing I went through," Vasquez said. "I've been getting a lot of calls and comments from people that this police officer has been harassing them, too <emphasis added>. They don't say anything because they don't want to bring it up."

Certain cops do seem to really enjoy swinging their--uh--authoritah around.

[cannabis_flower]

5. Makes me

Embarrassed to be from Victoria