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hlthe2b

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1. I thought they did try to tase him...

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 03:40 PM

May 2012

heavens, I'm very antsy about the use of deadly force, but from what is known at this point, I'd have a very hard time arguing that it was not necessary...

I feel badly for the mother though. I'm sure this is nearly impossible to take in about someone you loved.

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Rudy Eugene's mother: Son was no "zombie", should have been tased, not shot [View all] The Northerner May 2012 OP

I thought they did try to tase him... hlthe2b May 2012 #1

did the guy have a weapon? Mosby May 2012 #12

He was in some kind of uncontrollable violent animal-like rage, eating the guy... hlthe2b May 2012 #14

i doubt that story. HiPointDem May 2012 #34

There is surveillance video... n/t hlthe2b May 2012 #36

i saw the video. i didn't see anything that couldn't be controlled by several big policemen. or a HiPointDem May 2012 #38

There is over 18 minutes of surveillance video that has not been released publicly hlthe2b Jun 2012 #40

because those drugs lead to phenomenal strength magical thyme May 2012 #16

and yet the attack lasted 18 minutes Mosby May 2012 #17

maybe they didn't know what was going on when the first calls came in magical thyme May 2012 #18

don't blame them. i see no reason okieinpain May 2012 #23

+1. easier to shoot. HiPointDem May 2012 #35

But it's not the cops fault he was chewing off his face Life Long Dem May 2012 #37

Sure looks like his teeth count. sofa king May 2012 #30

You didn't grow up on a farm did you? snooper2 Jun 2012 #43

Tase him? Hell shooting him just once didn't stop him dmallind May 2012 #2

"He was a good kid," aikoaiko May 2012 #3

He may have been a wonderful kid. Marr May 2012 #25

Wouldn't tasing him XemaSab May 2012 #4

OMG... I read that as "should have been tasted, not shot" cthulu2016 May 2012 #5

Me too. Quixote1818 Jun 2012 #44

To be fair Canuckistanian May 2012 #6

That's been reported, but to my knowledge never confirmed. (bath salts theory) hlthe2b May 2012 #15

He was blitzed on drugs Aerows May 2012 #7

In this case, I can condone the cops shooting him. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #8

Sometimes it is a necessary evil Aerows May 2012 #9

No, not zombie. Reaver. Gold Metal Flake May 2012 #10

Fortunately there is a cure for Reavers. aikoaiko May 2012 #22

Police should be on the look out for all people described as "nice kids" by their mothers 4th law of robotics May 2012 #11

Even worse are the "quiet guys who kept to himself" dmallind May 2012 #26

sorry mom, but no deal magical thyme May 2012 #13

Yeah this guy should have been blown away.. jpbollma May 2012 #21

There's a pic on the web. Don't google it. I mean it. nt msanthrope May 2012 #33

he ate the man's eyes ManyShadesOf May 2012 #19

I believe that the officer... tallahasseedem May 2012 #20

Well, if he had been pregnant, I'm sure the cops would have tased him...nt joeybee12 May 2012 #24

what the heck is in those "bath salts"? riverwalker May 2012 #27

Not a nice kid, probably could have been subdued by taser. JVS May 2012 #28

You know, I thought that, until I saw the pic of the victim. msanthrope May 2012 #32

I googled it XanaDUer Jun 2012 #41

He should have been tasted. deaniac21 May 2012 #29

"bath salts" and the "miami zombie" Mojo Electro May 2012 #31

Um, how can we AVOID people on this drug? Is this in every big city now? flamingdem Jun 2012 #39

Truth be told, Mojo Electro Jun 2012 #42