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Depending on how the person moved when he did it, especially after a fight like that, the sudden movement could have been mistaken for the preparation for an attack.
Artemis, my problem with that article is that it is taking only one side of the story, that of the friend who was in the car, and who indicated they "goof off like that all the time." Exactly what the other witness saw or heard is not clearly indicated, and the statements of the police officer are also not provided.
I mention once again, journalism is nothing new to me and this article reeks of poor news reporting. It is unethical to provide information in the manner this article does, portraying the story in a one-sided fashion, without substantiating information.
For example: It does not indicate how the friend, who was in the car, was able to see exactly what was going on in the scuffle. It does not clearly indicate what the victim stated, nor when. It does not indicate where the 'other' witness was, his vantage point, nor what specifically he saw or heard. It "projects" what his friend "thinks" the victim was thinking prior to, during, and after the scuffle. It does not indicate whether the police officer put on his siren. It does not clarify how the "badge on the belt" could not have been seen previously. It does not indicate what motivated the victim to turn his back away from the officer (which doesn't sound reasonable even if he was a non-officer). Etc, and so on.
Like i said, this article is very poorly researched and irresponsible.
I guess part of the problem is that I've gotten information from other sources, and it's probably not all included in that one article.
So you give us a link to a really crappy news article and then come in later to say OH BY THE WAY.
Great job there, Artemis.
I for one don't want to see police officers bashed in this thread. Not saying that is what is happening but let's just not go down that path. Most police officers are law abiding, well trained, and care about their community. They do the best they can. Of course there are some bad apples. Sometimes good people just make bad decisions.
police are evil they know a tazer can kill or couase damge thats why they do it
Yes, some can and will do bad things but I dont think the percentage is as bad as press makes it out to be.
Part of the problem there is that it's considered to be newsworthy if something bad happens because of their use, but how many people would want to read in the news that 115 people were zapped with tasers that day and nothing bad happened because of it?