Ravenwood - 04/22/05 07:15 AM
A 110-pound 47-year old Florida woman was arrested on Easter Sunday and Tasered 9 times.
Larry Caskey, director of the Okaloosa County Department of Corrections, said officers were forced to use the Taser because Skelly tried to wriggle out of handcuffs, escape from a patrol car and bite her own hand.Tasers were originally intended to be a replacement for the use of lethal force. Now, despite numerous deaths caused by the devices, they are still being used against people who are already handcuffed and in custody."It doesn't look good, but when you take it step by step, I feel like they acted appropriately," he said.
God Almighty, this occurred because of a dispute over how long she'd be staying at her motel? Would law enforcement have been this zealous about pacifying a radical peacenik caught vandalizing the motel, or a black crack whore caught "doing business" there?
Posted by: Francis W. Porretto at April 22, 2005 7:23 AMAnyone noticed the proliferation of criminal justice majors? It's an easy way to spot a citizen who has no respect for the rights of his fellows.
Posted by: Brett at April 23, 2005 12:58 PMFrankly, I don't have a problem with their (the police officers) actions. She was trying to escape. If she would have cooperated with them, she wouldn't have gotten tased. I understand that there are some "bad" cops out there, but the majority of them are good. At least they are trying to do something about crime instead of just complaining it.
Posted by: Roe at April 24, 2005 8:41 AMI don't have a problem with officers, I have a problem with Tasers.
Posted by: Ravenwood at April 24, 2005 12:58 PMAnyone noticed the proliferation of criminal justice majors? It's an easy way to spot a citizen who has no respect for the rights of his fellows.
Is this in reply to me, if so you have me pegged wrong.
- Rhett
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