Article on The One Show
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Just seen a shocking story on The One Show, this guy who was diabetic fell into a diabetic coma on a bus, the bus reached the depot and the driver found him. Rather than try to help him he phoned the police who, when they turned up, tried to wake him up but as they couldn't get a response from him, they tasered him and arrested him under the Terrorism act! The police in this country are a joke!
Oh and appologies for posting something from The One Show.
Oh and appologies for posting something from The One Show.
Battenburg Bob said:
I didn't see the programme, but I'd have to see factual evidence (ie. NOT from a journalist) that a man in a coma (which means sitting completely unconscious and no threat to anyone) was Tasered.
Nope, you didn't see the programme; that bloke wouldn't have been a threat to anyone even if he'd been wide awake with a wasp up his arse!a guy in York, who was diabetic and hypoglycaemic, stopped at some traffic lights in the city centre confused and kind of collapsed over the wheel. Obviusly when the police showed up he didn't respond to his instructions so they pulled him out of the car, pushed his face into the road and handcuffed him! He was arrested and it took some time to get medical attention.
I saw the story and although I was aghast that the police Taser-ed him, I couldn't see why he thought that because of this incident Tasers were a bad thing???
If there really is no after effect, it was better they Taser-ed him than shot him or even whacked him with the baton. The story was shirley about the Police dealing with him in a mindless way, not the Taser.
If there really is no after effect, it was better they Taser-ed him than shot him or even whacked him with the baton. The story was shirley about the Police dealing with him in a mindless way, not the Taser.
Battenburg Bob said:
I didn't see the programme, but I'd have to see factual evidence (ie. NOT from a journalist) that a man in a coma (which means sitting completely unconscious and no threat to anyone) was Tasered.
The guy himself was on there with a letter of appology from the IPCC. The part of this I find hard to believe is that he was arrested under the terrorism act, they just seem to use that as a way of arresting someone without a proper reason.Gin Slinger said:
IF this is true..... it menas a mistake was made, it doesn't mean tasers are a bad idea
People get hit by battons by mistake, shall we take them off police too?
It is pretty difficult to hit a sleeping person, on a bus, with a batton, by accident People get hit by battons by mistake, shall we take them off police too?
The act of tasering an unconsious bus passenger was not 'an accident' unless he didn't mean to pull the trigger.
I would agree it is a big mistake though, and he should be fired at the very least for gross misconduct. Just because it was a mistake does not mean he did not commit a crime.
Edited by Hedders on Monday 15th December 19:40
Ferg said:
I saw the story and although I was aghast that the police Taser-ed him, I couldn't see why he thought that because of this incident Tasers were a bad thing???
If there really is no after effect, it was better they Taser-ed him than shot him or even whacked him with the baton. The story was shirley about the Police dealing with him in a mindless way, not the Taser.
I have a feeling that having been Tasered whilst unconscious, he might have quite strong views on the Police being issued with them.If there really is no after effect, it was better they Taser-ed him than shot him or even whacked him with the baton. The story was shirley about the Police dealing with him in a mindless way, not the Taser.
Ferg said:
I saw the story and although I was aghast that the police Taser-ed him, I couldn't see why he thought that because of this incident Tasers were a bad thing???
If there really is no after effect, it was better they Taser-ed him than shot him or even whacked him with the baton. The story was shirley about the Police dealing with him in a mindless way, not the Taser.
Yep, I don't have a problem with tasers, they do a good job, it's just the fact they'd be in the hands of people who, when faced with an unconcious man, think it's better to zap him with a taser rather than try to help him. Even if he was drunk and asleep that's still not that way it should be done.If there really is no after effect, it was better they Taser-ed him than shot him or even whacked him with the baton. The story was shirley about the Police dealing with him in a mindless way, not the Taser.
Hedders said:
whitechief said:
I have a feeling that having been Tasered whilst unconscious, he might have quite strong views on the Police being issued with them.
Yup, in the same way that parents of murdered children tend to have strong feelings about child killers..I might as well tell you that you were tasered last weekend, but you don't remember it.
ps- this is the don't tase me bro! vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE
there are about 15 different "don't tase me bro!" t-shirts now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE
there are about 15 different "don't tase me bro!" t-shirts now
TheEnd said:
Hedders said:
whitechief said:
I have a feeling that having been Tasered whilst unconscious, he might have quite strong views on the Police being issued with them.
Yup, in the same way that parents of murdered children tend to have strong feelings about child killers..I might as well tell you that you were tasered last weekend, but you don't remember it.
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