Another Taser disaster.

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anonymous-user

56 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Greendubber said:
It might well have been confusing but dont forget the bloke actually said he decided to ignore what the police had told him to do so its fairly obvious he knew exactly what was going on, yet he decided to ignore the requests being made of him.
I don't see anywhere in the original article where the bloke said this. Do you have a different source?

What requests were made of him?

Bigends

5,491 posts

130 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Greendubber said:
bmw535i said:
Greendubber said:
Which was reported to police to be a gun....and turned out to be a folded cane AFTER the bloke had ignored the officers attempting to deal with him verbally.
I suppose if the copper said to him, "put the gun down", it might be quite confusing to him as he wasn't carrying one. I'm actually amazed the police responded to these reports. If only they'd just ordered a macdonalds - the whole thing could have been avoided.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.mirror.co.uk/news...
It might well have been confusing but dont forget the bloke actually said he decided to ignore what the police had told him to do so its fairly obvious he knew exactly what was going on, yet he decided to ignore the requests being made of him.
Where did he say that? In most papers hes merely said he acknowledged his behaviour could have led to people being concerned

anonymous-user

56 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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XCP said:
Sorry.
That's ok, I know it's hard for officers of the law to maintain a consistent viewpoint. Can I have a coke please?

Greendubber

13,313 posts

205 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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bmw535i said:
Greendubber said:
It might well have been confusing but dont forget the bloke actually said he decided to ignore what the police had told him to do so its fairly obvious he knew exactly what was going on, yet he decided to ignore the requests being made of him.
I don't see anywhere in the original article where the bloke said this. Do you have a different source?

What requests were made of him?
It was in a couple of the reports I have read, I'll look when I get a chance which ones.

Do you need me to tell you what a police officer would say?

Standard foot approach requests like putting things down, putting up hands and doing exactly what you are told.

gooner1

10,223 posts

181 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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bmw535i said:
XCP said:
Sorry.
That's ok, I know it's hard for officers of the law to maintain a consistent viewpoint. Can I have a coke please?
. Wouldn't you prefer a shot?.


Greendubber

13,313 posts

205 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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bmw535i said:
XCP said:
Sorry.
That's ok, I know it's hard for officers of the law to maintain a consistent viewpoint. Can I have a coke please?
You just cant help yourself.

XCP

16,973 posts

230 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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bmw535i said:
XCP said:
Sorry.
That's ok, I know it's hard for officers of the law to maintain a consistent viewpoint. Can I have a coke please?
Cheeky. You have to be tasered first, then you get the Coke.

anonymous-user

56 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Greendubber said:
It was in a couple of the reports I have read, I'll look when I get a chance which ones.

Do you need me to tell you what a police officer would say?

Standard foot approach requests like putting things down, putting up hands and doing exactly what you are told.
I'll look forward to it, thanks.

Well unless you were there you don't know what was requested of him - therefore your statement about it being obvious that the bloke knew what was happening is just silly.

If he was told to put the gun down, he couldn't, because he didn't have one.

anonymous-user

56 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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gooner1 said:
Wouldn't you prefer a shot?.
Only if I get shot by a walking stick

Greendubber

13,313 posts

205 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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bmw535i said:
Greendubber said:
It was in a couple of the reports I have read, I'll look when I get a chance which ones.

Do you need me to tell you what a police officer would say?

Standard foot approach requests like putting things down, putting up hands and doing exactly what you are told.
I'll look forward to it, thanks.

Well unless you were there you don't know what was requested of him - therefore your statement about it being obvious that the bloke knew what was happening is just silly.

If he was told to put the gun down, he couldn't, because he didn't have one.
I think I'd actually rather go and bang my head against a wall than try and explain anything else to you being as you are totally unwilling to accept anything other than the police being useless at everything, ever.

carinaman

21,424 posts

174 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Senior Police Federation official had the integrity to appear on BBC radio interview on the matter after he tweeted asking why a blind man being tasered was news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08g2tnz

Acting in an agitated manner is sufficient cause to justify being tasered?





Is an open knife more of a threat than a folded blind man's stick?

Is a sighted person more of a threat than a blind person?

anonymous-user

56 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Greendubber said:
I think I'd actually rather go and bang my head against a wall than try and explain anything else to you being as you are totally unwilling to accept anything other than the police being useless at everything, ever.
Well you can go round making stuff up about what people said. You can also go round saying it's obvious what happened whilst also berating other people for making assumptions about incidents. It's all just a bit hypocritical.

You should leave this stuff to La Liga, he doesn't get all emotional about it.

XCP

16,973 posts

230 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Looks more like a baton to me.

Greendubber

13,313 posts

205 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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bmw535i said:
Greendubber said:
I think I'd actually rather go and bang my head against a wall than try and explain anything else to you being as you are totally unwilling to accept anything other than the police being useless at everything, ever.
Well you can go round making stuff up about what people said. You can also go round saying it's obvious what happened whilst also berating other people for making assumptions about incidents. It's all just a bit hypocritical.

You should leave this stuff to La Liga, he doesn't get all emotional about it.
I'll be sure to cry myself to sleep later.

Rovinghawk

13,300 posts

160 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Greendubber said:
I think I'd actually rather go and bang my head against a wall than try and explain anything else to you being as you are totally unwilling to accept anything other than the police being useless at everything, ever.
If you can persuade yourself that 2 policeman with a decent collection of weapons tasering a blind man with a stick is an act of incredible bravery & heroism rather than an almighty cock-up then good for you.

You might find that this explanation falls on a fair few deaf ears, though. You might also wonder why trust & respect gets eroded.

It was a mistake, simple as that.

gooner1

10,223 posts

181 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Greendubber said:
You just cant help yourself.
Not strictly true.

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2017-01-18/stash-...

anonymous-user

56 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Greendubber said:
I'll be sure to cry myself to sleep later.
Why are you being petulant? I've only asked you to back up your statements

Bigends

5,491 posts

130 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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carinaman said:
Senior Police Federation official had the integrity to appear on BBC radio interview on the matter after he tweeted asking why a blind man being tasered was news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08g2tnz

Acting in an agitated manner is sufficient cause to justify being tasered?





Is an open knife more of a threat than a folded blind man's stick?

Is a sighted person more of a threat than a blind person?
Usual defensive Federation party line input

Edited by Bigends on Wednesday 1st March 20:58

carinaman

21,424 posts

174 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Tasering a blind man with a folded up guide stick is compliant with the National Decision Making Model?:



https://www.app.college.police.uk/app-content/nati...

In Step 1, the gather information and intelligence step the officers didn't determine that the man was blind or that the thing he was carrying was a folded up guide stick rather than a gun?

Was tasering the blind chap with the folded up guide stick for acting in an 'agitated' manner ethical?

carinaman

21,424 posts

174 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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If you Taser 'dot' someone in the eye will their eyesight be damaged?

If an officer Taser 'dots' a person in the eye and they don't react it could indicate they're blind?


'I am taser dotting you in the eye for your comfort and mine'?

Edited by carinaman on Wednesday 1st March 21:09