609...Tasers In The News Part One

In the wake of the British Columbia inquiry into the tasering to death of near immigrant [remember, he hadn't even cleared customs yet] and Polish citizen, Robert Dziekanski, police forces across the land are instituting rules on the use of Tasers.

What the f'k was going through their heads previously, I mean you give the police a toy that sends a gazillion volts [or amps or something] through 'dirt bags', and let them use it at their own discretion, i.e., no rules and then, eek, someone gets killed and there is some sort of suprise.

Now there are rules and, according to Dawn Walton's story in Saturday's Globe and Mail, they are going to be enforced in Alberta or else. Or else, something.

Beauty.

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454...Tasers In The News:Don't Run With Scissors

My mom told me that.

Your mom told you that.

Daniel Gilberg's mom did not tell him that.

KTLA TV in Los Angeles reports that a drunk, nude man covered in his own blood was tasered and arrested by police as he tried to flee a hospital armed with scissors.

Mr. Gilberg, 42, was being treated at the emergency room of Ventura County Medical Center for a head injury he suffered in a fall. While being treated he became impatient, like who hasn't got impatient in emerg? Mr. Gilberg yanked out IVs and a catheter, yes, a c a t h e t e r, ow. He then threatened two nurses with scissors, according to police and ran, ran, ran away.

Not real far though. Mr. Gilberg was subdued by two officers who tased his ass and then booked it for assault with a deadly weapon after he was retreated at the hospital.

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300...Texas Cop, Trained By RCMP Airport Team?

72 year old Kathryn Winkfein dared a deputy constable to shock her with a Taser. Bad idea.

Video released by Travis County Constable's Office shows Deputy Chris Bieze confronting Miss Winkfein after stopping her for speeding on May 11 just outside Austin, Texas. Images from a camera mounted in the deputy's car, see the link above from Austin's own MyFox7, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKohyVJYiEU&feature=related, shows Miss Winkfein cursing and challenging the deputy and even daring him to use the Taser on her. A really bad idea.

"You're going to shove me? You're going to shove a 72-year-old woman?" she yelled.

No, he is going to tase you. And then you will fall down.

Later on Miss Winkfein audaciously told Austin reporters that she did nothing to provoke the use of the Taser. And, except for daring Deputy Bieze to tase her, she didn't.

Still.

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