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Dead Black Man Tasered 9 Times by White Cop | 23 comments (23 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Dead Black Man Tasered 9 Times by White Cop (4.00 / 8)

Of course, I'm sure Officer Nugent will be found innocent of any charges, assuming any are ever brought. Even if he did taser Mr. Spike 9 fucking times in 14 goddamn minutes.

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt

by Steven D on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 12:24:53 PM EST

Re: Dead Black Man Tasered 9 Times by White Cop (4.00 / 4)

This type of story (with slightly different variables from case to case) seems to be pretty routine these days. I am really happy to see your writing on the topic, with the appropriate level of ridicule and outrage that these tactics deserve.

Police state this America is, and far too few Patriots writing about it exactly how you just did. What the fuck happened to the country we grew up in. The one with a Constitution where we didn't torture everyone to death (and we particularly didn't send young men to meet "Old Sparky" without a cursory trial).

I am heartened, that our police-military-industrial complex is experimenting with other non-lethal weapons that will be available to other officers soon enough. Like the ray gun that makes subjects feel as if they are burning alive. That's my favorite. I mean, no officers are ever going to abuse that type of weapon to try to get information out of some poor schmuck. I know that will never happen here. Just like I knew we would never have an express policy of using Chinese water torture.

Great country this.

"Have you no sense of decency, sir. At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" -- Boston Attorney Joseph Welch, taking down Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

by BostonJoe on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 12:47:12 PM EST
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Re: Dead Black Man Tasered 9 Times by White Cop (4.00 / 2)

The trouble with tasers is that, because they has been touted as non-lethal, the police are more likely to use them when they are unnecessary purely as an instrument of repression and intimidation (or for the sadistic pleasure of some of them). As a cop, if you shoot someone with a gun you can be off the streets for weeks while they investigate whether you acted appropriately in firing your weapon. Tasers on the other hand . . .

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. Franklin D. Roosevelt

by Steven D on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 12:51:34 PM EST
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Re: Dead Black Man Tasered 9 Times by White Cop (4.00 / 3)

America fell into a black hole, we lost our civil liberties and few noticed.

just days ago I read of a blind, ill woman being tasered.

And then there's the option: Injection of a drug

For almost two years, Metro police have had the option of calling for a needle loaded with a strong sedative to control the most unruly people they encounter on the street.

but all this is possible when we're dehumanized.

Look away: Who gave permission for NASA to use cadavers in their testing? Whose cadavers?

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 01:55:50 PM EST
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Re: Dead Black Man Tasered 9 Times by White Cop (4.00 / 2)

In the 'good old day's it used to be touted that war encouraged technological innovation. We always assumed that they meant state of the art equipment. But after seeing our warriors protected with kleenex & undergoing electrical shocks from taking a shower I'm inclined to state the obvious and that is that our military is shovelled into the combat zones without benefit of American's technology but son of a gun that technology is booming to turn around and aim it at our own citizens.

by mainsailset on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 02:38:54 PM EST
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This has been going on far longer than (3.89 / 9)

the Iraq War.

People seem to think that cops only beat people up during the civil rights era.

BTW, Pikes was the cousin of Mychal Bell of the Jena Six infamy. I have no doubt that the cops knew this and have marked and shadowed family members and friends of the Six.

In tasing someone with their hands cuffed behind them--they're not going to be able to get up very easily or respond to orders readily. The body can absorb only so much shock.

This officer Nugent just wanted to kill someone, and he got his wish.

Murderer.

An untypical Negro

by blksista (gab1954@gmail.com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 02:20:57 PM EST
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Re: Dead Black Man Tasered 9 Times by White Cop (none / 1)

Different Scooter, different "justice."

by Bob In Pacifica on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 03:08:07 PM EST
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