modarnis
Purple Belt
>>THe problem comes down to a public perception that cops have all these wonderful star wars less lethal easy capture tools when it just aint so. The problem is compounded by the increasing tendency of otherwise normal people to resist for no apparent reason.>>
As a prosecutor I see a growing number of incidents of relatively run of the mill speeding, stop sign, expired registration situations where people choose to fight with the police. At least once per month we have someone get violent in court over these kinds of stupid things too.
In the video, the cop gave repeated, calm, clear instructions to that motorist from the moment of first contact. She resisted his requests from the initial approach. Prior to the tazer being deployed, she was asked to "step" out of the vehicle no less than 4 times, with at least 2 warnings that the tazer would be coming if she failed to comply. Oh well, she should not be surprised when the officer makes good on his statement.
It is the classic criminal trying to negotiate. Listen closely. First its the I know my rights/I know the law. When that didn't work it was the race card/po-lice hassling her family, then it was the call someone who cares on the phone to alert them to the "miscarriage of justice" The cop on the other hand was calm and professional. As a professional who reviews these type of incidents, it was textbook police work. He worked his way up the force continuom from verbal, to a hands on escort attempt, to deployment of a less lethal, the tazer.
As a prosecutor I see a growing number of incidents of relatively run of the mill speeding, stop sign, expired registration situations where people choose to fight with the police. At least once per month we have someone get violent in court over these kinds of stupid things too.
In the video, the cop gave repeated, calm, clear instructions to that motorist from the moment of first contact. She resisted his requests from the initial approach. Prior to the tazer being deployed, she was asked to "step" out of the vehicle no less than 4 times, with at least 2 warnings that the tazer would be coming if she failed to comply. Oh well, she should not be surprised when the officer makes good on his statement.
It is the classic criminal trying to negotiate. Listen closely. First its the I know my rights/I know the law. When that didn't work it was the race card/po-lice hassling her family, then it was the call someone who cares on the phone to alert them to the "miscarriage of justice" The cop on the other hand was calm and professional. As a professional who reviews these type of incidents, it was textbook police work. He worked his way up the force continuom from verbal, to a hands on escort attempt, to deployment of a less lethal, the tazer.
