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shrike3

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63. I have been in the room while cops are trained to use a taser.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 14, 2021, 08:59 PM

Apr 2021

In my community, they are trained to shout, "Taser! Taser! Taser!" before they shoot.

That said, anyone who would mistake their service pistol for a taser is, at the very least, a complete idiot.

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"TASER! TASER! TASER! TASER!" [View all] Stinky The Clown Apr 2021 OP

Was she requesting someone else taze him? RussBLib Apr 2021 #1

No... EX500rider Apr 2021 #3

The point of yelling "Taser, Taser, Taser" Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #9

Ok. I feel silly. Makes sense. Nt RussBLib Apr 2021 #25

Yet she fired her gun when they WEREN'T out of the way. She's lucky she didn't shoot a cop. Solomon Apr 2021 #28

His girlfriend was right thetr in the car beside him, wasn't she? wnylib Apr 2021 #46

I saw them scatter. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #47

Correct. Caliman73 Apr 2021 #35

This must be considered! Karadeniz Apr 2021 #2

Yup. Too many videos of cops yelling "stop resisting!" as they beat the shit out of a POC Arazi Apr 2021 #4

The reason is so that other cops don't tase the person at the same time, Ocelot II Apr 2021 #5

Of course. But I am postulating that it has been coopted as a legal cover. Stinky The Clown Apr 2021 #29

Exactly!!! littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #44

It sure looks that way in this case. wnylib Apr 2021 #48

Cops routinely yell unfulfillable commands and describe things that aren't actually happening. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #6

The whole thing TexasLefty29 Apr 2021 #7

No, she doesn't. She made herself look incompetent. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #8

Thank you. Treefrog Apr 2021 #19

Sexist bullshit. we can do it Apr 2021 #11

inconvenienced enid602 Apr 2021 #15

Not only are these cops racist RussBLib Apr 2021 #26

Perhaps you've missed the many videos of men shooting themselves or others. Treefrog Apr 2021 #20

My favorite, Youtube 3Hotdogs Apr 2021 #33

That's the freeper excuse IronLionZion Apr 2021 #32

Perhaps you could rephrase that very sexist post? niyad Apr 2021 #34

When a man does something incompetent are all men at fault? yardwork Apr 2021 #54

She was "Training Officer" of the day too. Baked Potato Apr 2021 #10

if she was a t.o. - the American people is in deep shit ( no offense to gender ) monkeyman1 Apr 2021 #30

Yes, definitely. Bad dynamics there. Baked Potato Apr 2021 #56

Wasn't Chavin also training a rookie? wnylib Apr 2021 #49

I think so-- Baked Potato Apr 2021 #55

Particularly when the perpetrator is malaise Apr 2021 #12

+1 2naSalit Apr 2021 #18

When I heard she was the president of the police union Bettie Apr 2021 #59

Are these cops on drugs ? magicarpet Apr 2021 #13

They aren't immediately drug tested? SheltieLover Apr 2021 #21

My issue is that they teach to shoot to kill--not to wound. So, if indoctrinated with hlthe2b Apr 2021 #14

She was not in any danger, but obviously he was. wnylib Apr 2021 #51

I agree, but I was attempting a more thoughtful analysis of police training, the point of which hlthe2b Apr 2021 #53

I believe the term for what you're referring to is wnylib Apr 2021 #62

It's About Time They Replaced "You're resisting arrest..." TrollBuster9090 Apr 2021 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Apr 2021 #17

Now put on your prosecutor hat and prove why WarGamer Apr 2021 #22

Mugshot, sure washed that cop smile away Shanti Shanti Shanti Apr 2021 #23

No they yell "taser" before they shoot it so that anyone who does not wish to be zapped NightWatcher Apr 2021 #24

Of course. But consider: I am postulating that it has been coopted as a preemptive legal cover. Stinky The Clown Apr 2021 #31

There's no defense/cover when the Field Training Officer doesn't know her taser from her glock. NightWatcher Apr 2021 #52

You missed the entire point. Stinky The Clown Apr 2021 #61

I have actually never, ever heard an Office shout out "Taser" before shooting... FarPoint Apr 2021 #27

I'm sure that the design of the taser was to make it like a gun handle 70sEraVet Apr 2021 #36

My Perry Mason opinon: SayItLoud Apr 2021 #37

I watched that video several times, and colorado_ufo Apr 2021 #41

Too bad the pistol didn't have a real safety jimdtn Apr 2021 #38

That's a good observation. Something like that... reACTIONary Apr 2021 #50

Wouldn't have mattered. Straw Man Apr 2021 #57

the real safety is these kind of people shouldn't have real gun's ! monkeyman1 Apr 2021 #60

Immediate admission of guilt of manslaughter JustFiveMoreMinutes Apr 2021 #39

Immediate admission of guilt of manslaughter JustFiveMoreMinutes Apr 2021 #40

And as union rep, she was in choice cop excuses CanonRay Apr 2021 #42

It would be a diabolical way to secure plausible deniability. littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #43

The cops scream "STOP RESISTING" as they beat the shit out of people so yes, maybe!!! winstars Apr 2021 #45

I wonder. gldstwmn Apr 2021 #58

I have been in the room while cops are trained to use a taser. shrike3 Apr 2021 #63