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But on a serious note, can't the Police stop shooting people?
And what are they doing administering strong drugs like that?
Thank heavens that's over in Trumpton, not the UK.Kwacky wrote:But why did I think of Little Britain when I saw the photo for the article?
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But on a serious note, can't the Police stop shooting people?
And what are they doing administering strong drugs like that?
"The officers then fired their Tasers at him 15 times, administering long, painful electric shocks as he screamed and writhed in the bathtub. "D41 wrote:The Police didn't administer the drug, a paramedic did.....my guess is that's because that's one of the things that paramedics do. The man had a violent reaction to the drug, in part due to pre-existing conditions. There would be no way of knowing this at the time.
Police don't administer narcotics in the US. They just don't.
So, you feel that the officers behaved in an acceptable way.?D41 wrote:Okay.....so who do I go with here..?
Your opinions based on a newspaper article, or the conclusions drawn by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner??
I think that policing here is VERY different from the UK, and comparing the two is always going to end up being frustrating to an outsider.StMarks wrote:So, you feel that the officers behaved in an acceptable way.?D41 wrote:Okay.....so who do I go with here..?
Your opinions based on a newspaper article, or the conclusions drawn by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner??
Fair enough, we all have different values & expectations I guess.![]()
Fwiw from what little I gleaned from the article the outcome directly attributable to their actions was his death.?
As Kiwi points out, if someone is psychologically unable to comply with basic commands it is useless to continue repeating. Adding huge amounts of stress by electrocuting him repeatedly may well feed the neurosis.