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truedelphi

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44. We are supposed to be a nation of laws.

Thu Oct 23, 2014, 05:40 PM

Oct 2014

I have no idea if this man acted violently to either the ex girlfirend who said he did, or to the police. In this day and age, if you are having convulsions due to the collapse of your heart, the police are likely to see that as being a case of yr "resisting arrest."

We need to start hassling all the state legislators and all the members of Congress to make it a damn felony to kill a citizen who is unarmed, and yet killed by tasering and "resisting arrest."
The principle of innocent until proven guilty loses a lot of its meaning if you can be killed just because the police do not like the look on your face, t he color of your skin, or your past priors.

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Doctor Assaulted by Police at Dying Son�s Birthday, Tasered so Many Times He Had a Heart Attack [View all] Arger68 Oct 2014 OP

look at two paragraphs from the story NJCher Oct 2014 #1

Yes, something must be done at the city and county level BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #7

Well, the cops do, why not the chiefs covering their asses? TransitJohn Oct 2014 #39

wow, that was an interesting link NJCher Oct 2014 #41

Lemme guess. He couldn't get into a KKK meeting without a hood on. valerief Oct 2014 #2

I hope the lying ex-girlfriend is madville Oct 2014 #3

Yes. She needs to go to jail. mainer Oct 2014 #8

yep Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #20

his name is William Cox TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #4

Thank you, that's a better article about it. n/t Arger68 Oct 2014 #5

The OP isn't really a news article, just a blog. Bonx Oct 2014 #43

Wow that's one hell of a lawsuit. Rex Oct 2014 #16

It should say ... aggiesal Oct 2014 #27

how would they know that? TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #33

"None of this would have happened at all had he not resisted arrest." TransitJohn Oct 2014 #40

The eternal bullshit explanaion/justification. hifiguy Oct 2014 #42

We are supposed to be a nation of laws. truedelphi Oct 2014 #44

Crazy damnedifIknow Oct 2014 #6

This man violated a restraining order by his ex-girlfriend gerogie2 Oct 2014 #9

Based on false information from his ex-girlfriend, who had told police that Cox had violated... noiretextatique Oct 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author gerogie2 Oct 2014 #17

There is nothing in the story that indicates avebury Oct 2014 #13

The bottom line is... gerogie2 Oct 2014 #19

And the people have the right to expect the police avebury Oct 2014 #34

No - read the entire article csziggy Oct 2014 #14

So the officers had a bad arrest warrant? ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #22

Apparently they did no investigation at all csziggy Oct 2014 #26

Exactly, just what I am wondering. nt avebury Oct 2014 #35

the article couldn't even get his name right TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #25

boy this gets frustrating strawberries Oct 2014 #15

your point being? rufus dog Oct 2014 #23

Cops will beat you to death Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #24

I've been arrested twice... gerogie2 Oct 2014 #30

(Looks around.) graegoyle Oct 2014 #31

In the summer, how long does it take you to tan? Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #32

I've been pulled over a couple times by cops NickB79 Oct 2014 #38

Apparently his ex girlfriend is a liar. She should be charged with a crime. Cops should sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #28

Forget the girlfriend, its the cops who need to be sued. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #36

That is a jury that I would love to serve on. avebury Oct 2014 #11

I would think you could hand cuff him before tazing him 7 times. Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #12

Unfuckingbelievable onecaliberal Oct 2014 #18

I didn't realize the doctor was Black. That explains it. I hope he files a civil rights law suit sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #29

Blue Ash PD.....Figures KentuckyWoman Oct 2014 #21

Yay cops! 99Forever Oct 2014 #37