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jwirr

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27. I am now thankful that my little lady has severe epilespy.

Reply to d_legendary1 (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 02:48 PM

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Alabama cops Tasered girl during seizure at concert and arrested mom for trying to help: suit [View all] marmar Jul 2015 OP

Complete and utter assholes. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

+1! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #32

Don't worry: The cops will be fine and the town will pay the damages. DetlefK Jul 2015 #2

fuck tha police frylock Jul 2015 #3

It's good to wear a MedicAlert bracelet. lpbk2713 Jul 2015 #4

Exactly. And I'll be damned if I would call these cops for help in any real medical emergency. jwirr Jul 2015 #5

They are good to wear, Catherine Vincent Jul 2015 #9

True, but these kinds of cops don't look at those.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #11

The victim is black awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #16

Yeah, and then the cops would have said they thought it was a knife Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #19

"Quit reaching for my gun!" Enthusiast Jul 2015 #33

Not so if you're black, makes no difference to angry \ skeered cops uponit7771 Jul 2015 #20

Those look like metal which could be used as a weapon . Might save Person 2713 Jul 2015 #28

P.I.G.S lark Jul 2015 #6

Yay, Cops! Iggo Jul 2015 #7

Cops will do this to anyone, but they are more likely to do this tblue37 Jul 2015 #8

I was not surprised. jwirr Jul 2015 #21

Bastards. nt Ilsa Jul 2015 #10

They are so lucky......... that they didn't get shot. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2015 #12

Exactly the seizure could have been labeled an "attack on the leo" Person 2713 Jul 2015 #30

I think in addition to the lawsuits filed against municipalities, Vinca Jul 2015 #13

Good idea as many professionals need liability insurance Person 2713 Jul 2015 #31

Its not the first time police use tasers on epileptic seizure victims d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #14

I am now thankful that my little lady has severe epilespy. jwirr Jul 2015 #27

"To Protect and Serve" LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL nt Logical Jul 2015 #15

... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #17

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2015 #22

I tried to link to one that didnt have awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #24

+1000 nt Logical Jul 2015 #29

And where were the good cops? Ino Jul 2015 #18

On the same fantasy planet as good Republicans hobbit709 Jul 2015 #23

When the police are the bad guys, who polices the police? Initech Jul 2015 #25

Sadistic morons. Bad combo for having lethal weapons. nt ladjf Jul 2015 #26

Its the same across the world. Give them an electric torture device and they will use it. Sunlei Jul 2015 #34

They use Tasers the way cattle prods are used--to "herd" their victim, to force him or her tblue37 Jul 2015 #36

Police press the prod to the skin to torture/punish people. Sunlei Jul 2015 #37

This is absolutely believable. raven mad Jul 2015 #35