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    As a street cop here in Houston (for wayyyy tooo long) I'll give you my humble opinion on the video & the taser. I've watched most all of the youtube videos to try and get a different visual perspective. I've come to the conclusion that perhaps the campus police did over react based strictly on the video. However here are some thoughts to consider when passing final judgment on police actions.

    First and foremost is you weren't there- and I mean right there on top of the guy trying to restrain him. It's often different than the scene actually appears. I have been bit, spit on, and threatened with all kinds of nasty transferable diseases when taking someone into custody. From as close as a few feet away you, the witness, cannot see someone preparing to set his molars and cuspeds into my wrist. The problem with this particular scenario is there appeared to be “too many cooks” trying to make the arrest. That many officers tend to get in each others way it appears that may have been a problem in this case.

    The second consideration is use of force. I get no joy, bliss, or spiritual uplifting, in the use of force. In fact for all the years I’ve carried a taser on my belt I’ve never had to fire it. I’ve found the gun’s red laser sight on someone’s chest with an accompanying explanation of what might follow (aka- “ride the lightning”) is usually sufficient enough. But often times all the talk in the world cannot prevent physical interaction. Those are the bad days.

    In the end it comes down to what Triathlete aptly said in the post above: my motto is I am going home at the end of the day in one piece.
    Last edited by geshaw30 : 09/24/2007 at 03:42 PM
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