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(VIDEO) More Torture by Taser: Cops Zap Man Offering No Resistance

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:08 AM EST
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Tasered while Complying

Suspect had his hands on the police car. Suspect was offering no resistance. He was tasered to the ground.

Police officers commonly say that tasers are needed to get people under control for their own and everyone else's safety. And they insist they they don't use it as a form of punishment.

Another video at youtube shows the taser victim [suspect in the video, Rolando Ruiz] with his attorney on FoxNews. The tasered victim shares how he felt and we also get to hear the perspective of his attorney.

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Digits

Tasered while complying... as long as people remain numb or asleep or unaware, the bar of [so-called] acceptable taserings will continue lowering. There will still be people who see this video and paint a picture of excusing the cops or thinking the tasering was not outrageous.

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Reply#1 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:20 AM EST
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It's been removed for "terms of use" violations. Hmmmm

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Reply#2 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:25 PM EST
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Digits

Hmmmm, indeed!

The other one is still available.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lamm1V_RddI

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#2.1 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:00 PM EST
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Gwenny

:sigh:

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