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There was no need for the tazering. I really hope this guy lost his job.
There was no need for the tazering. I really hope this guy lost his job.
the few s like this give all the good ones a really bad name.
he needs to go.
edit: Officer Thomas O'Connor only got a 3 day suspension for this.
Last edited by fatsack; 07-13-2009 at 10:33 AM.
Another over-stepping cop, is there any other kind?
Absolutely ridiculous. Cop should be stripped of his badge for that kind of ing idiotic stupid pathetic nonsense.
For going 70 in a 65mph zone?
Everytime I go to Austin people go by me like I am standing still and I am going the speed limit, they aren't getting pulled over.
This cop only got 3 days suspension for this? Wow, just wow.
what a piece of garbage
That is ridiculous only a 3 day suspension. Did the APD drop the charges against the man/woman that was tased (couldn't tell which is was)? Usually I'm not a fan of lawsuits but in this case it seems justified.
If I get pulled over I wait until the officer is at my window and looking inside my vehicle before I reach in my glove box for my insurance and into my back pocket for my license. That last thing I want is an officer to see me moving around and assuming I'm trying to get a weapon or hide something. This officer waited a whole 27 secs before hiss power trip really kicked in.
APD has a terrible reputation. i think the A is for Arian.
(and while this guy is on the ground, waiting for an unecessary deployment of a second car about another 100 cars or so sped by at over 5 MPH over the speed limit).
In Austin you normally get an obstructing traffic flow ticket for only going 5 MPH over. You might be able to take it to court and get it thrown out for unequal enforcement.
What a prick. "I ing got stuck working on Thanksgiving so I'm gonna take it out on everyone else."
From the video:
1. The car did not have a license plate in the back, that itself warranted the stop. It's not only because he was going at 70mph.
2. When the guy asked for proof of insurance and a drivers license, the driver relented and complained, instead of complying he raised objections to a reasonable stop.
3. When asked to step out of the car, the driver then proceeded to develop a defensive stance and was non compliant. The officer is on a highway where there is little room to be standing waiting for anyone to be compliant, he's putting his life at risk by standing there too long, if there is any confrontation, any first defensive instinct would make one flinch back and cause them to get hit by a moving vehicle. The driver was not compliant, and thus the officer felt threatened.
That said, this does look bad for the APD, and these are supposed to be our finest. I think this should be taken to court and the justice system should determine the ultimate verdict.
Cops are supposed to be professionals and maintain their cool under stressful situations. The officer should be the LAST one to get upset. He should NOT instigate another person to be angry with what's happening. Angry people act irrationally. The officer gains absolutely NOTHING by being a to that guy. What if he WAS a drug pusher or something worse? The only person who's likely to be subdued by this kind of bullying is a law abiding citizen. A criminal who's got something to hide is MUCH more likely to lose control and do something drastic, like, I don't know, pushing the cop out onto the highway?
Tasering is used for SELF-DEFENSE in situations where the officer is worried that he might lose control. Throwing someone out of their car, hitting them with their own door, and then tasering them is the exact opposite of how a police officer should behave. If the cop REALLY believed that the individual was dangerous and required additional restraint he should have called for backup BEFORE approaching the vehicle.
There is absolutely nothing here to warrant a taser being used. The cop is clearly upset as he's approaching, has little to no respect for a fellow citizen, and treats the people like they are felons from the start of the exchange. People speed, and they speed all the time. It does not give the officer an excuse to do whatever the heck he wants to someone because he's in a bad mood.
You're a moron. You must be one of those POS cops.
APD can suck a big fat one! My ass lesbo of an ex wife is APD.
Didn't we already have a thread about this clip like, three years ago?
I counted the number of times I was pulled over from age 16 until about age 22 when I lived in Vegas. It was well over 50 times. Guess how many tickets I got. Five. Five fricken tickets that whole time. Because I was smart enough to learn 4 little words. Are you ready for them? "Yes sir", and "No sir." Those 4 little words work wonders when the rollers are flashing behind you.
These stupid people who get tased never cease to amaze me. They want to argue with a guy who's been dealing with assholes and/or potentially life-threatening situations all day, and somehow they still expect him to be in a good mood when he's knocking on their window.
Just show the guy some respect, and you're driving away with a warning more often than not. Or be stupid and spend your day with a taser dart in your ass before getting booked. It's not a hard decision if you ask me.
You're calling him stupid but you're the one who's been pulled over 50 times?
You're don't like dealing with assholes all day? Tough . Quit your job. I can't wait for doctors to start prescribing wrong medicines to patients because they had to deal with old people all day. Or teachers that beat their students in period four because kids in period one pissed them off. Yeah, that makes sense.
Yeah, I've been pulled over that much. So what. I'll freely admit I was breaking the law every single time. But I wasn't stupid enough to aggravate the officer by being a pain in the ass.
Let me get this straight. Doctors dealing with old people is the same as Cops dealing with life threatening situations everyday? Got it.You're don't like dealing with assholes all day? Tough . Quit your job. I can't wait for doctors to start prescribing wrong medicines to patients because they had to deal with old people all day. Or teachers that beat their students in period four because kids in period one pissed them off. Yeah, that makes sense.
Hey man, do it your way if that makes you feel special. Spend an afternoon with taser dart in your ass for all I care. Meanwhile, I'll drive off with a warning, or at worst, a ticket. It's your life, so have at it. Just don't expect any sympathy from me while your ass is sittin in jail.
Last edited by IceColdBrewski; 07-13-2009 at 02:39 PM.
You don't find it ironic that you'll calling him stupid so supposedly aggravating the officer (a response that most people agree was completely irrational), while you yourself are guilty of breaking the law 50 times over? It doesn't make you smart that you were able to weasel your way out of tickets, since you're obviously the type of driver that shouldn't be on the road with others in the first place.
I guess the analogy flew over your head. Or maybe it didn't, since you didn't comment on the second analogy. Would it be easier for you to understand if I used a firefighter? They deal with life-threatening situations as well. I guess they should be able to leave someone to burn to death if they were annoyed one particular day.
The officer doesn't have the right to taser someone because he's annoyed. Just like you shouldn't expect your chef to spit in your food because he's annoyed, your mechanic to ruin your brakes because he's irritated, or your principal to suspend your because he's having a bad day. It's not hard to understand.
actually, yes, It was pretty smart of me to weasel out of tickets. But hey, that's just me. If you feel smarter about arguing with the officer and paying for them, more power to ya.
Thanks Officer. I'll keep that in mind.since you're obviously the type of driver that houldn't be on the road with others in the first place.
Firefighters. Oh yes, that makes sense. Because they deal with the asshole murderers, drug dealers, thieves, and rapists who just might kill them on a daily basis.I guess the analogy flew over your head. Or maybe it didn't, since you didn't comment on the second analogy. Would it be easier for you to understand if I used a firefighter? They deal with life-threatening situations as well. I guess they should be able to leave someone to burn to death if they were annoyed one particular day.
Sorry, but Firefighters don't have to worry about dealing with people who just might pull out a glock and blow their in heads off. Try again. But I do like the chef analogy though. If I walk into a diner and become a pain in the ass, I'm not gonna be suprised if the cook spits in my food. And I don't expect my doctor to be in a good mood after dealing with old people all day either.
Listen. As someone who has worked in law enforcement before, I can tell you this much. When someone takes a defensive at ude/stance towards you, you're trained to automaically treat them as a possible threat. You're trained to be in control of the situation. Otherwise, you're gambling with your life if you let them take control. The officer didn't tase the dude because he was annoyed. He tased him because dude was being defensive and didn't want to do a damn thing the officer told him to. That's why he was only suspended for 3 fricken days. It's not that hard to understand.
Last edited by IceColdBrewski; 07-13-2009 at 03:59 PM.
I completely agree. The cop overreacted but I don't get too upset over stupid people who get tazed. I feel about as much pity for this guy as I did for the "don't taze me bro" kid.
Sometimes you act a little too en led and your -ass needs a good tasering.
Y'Know, I used to think it was only a few bad apples, but my breakdown these days is as follows:
40% good honest cops
30% on the take, but non-violent
30% Nazi assholes like this guy
You have to be a REAL hard-on to do something like this, KNOWING that you're on dashcam.
Let em start by saying the driver didn't handle it the way I would have. Then let me follow up by saying NOTHING the driver did warranted being tazed. NOTHING.
This is an interesting post. Do you know how many tickets I've received in the past 6+ years of driving?
Zero. And yes, I speed occasionally, maybe 20% of the time I'm driving at most, certainly not to the degree you do (which I am extremely skeptical of, by the way, but whatever), and therefore I have paid exactly $0 to the state for speeding. But keep patting yourself on the back that you're so intelligent that you've only had to pay for 5 tickets. Don't worry about the fact that at probably 10-15 minutes per stop x 50, you've successfully lopped off around 8-12 hours of free time that you would have had without getting pulled over. You're brilliant, I tell ya.
I also employ one of these:
They are completely legal in Illinois and I paid around the same thing for it as I would for a single speeding ticket.
So let me get this straight: You admit to speeding so much that you get pulled over constantly, yet you think you're safe to be driving on the road? What do you think speed limits are for?Thanks Officer. I'll keep that in mind.
So wait a minute. You're telling me that you've worked in law enforcement before, and you not only routinely break the law, but you're actually proud of not paying for it?Listen. As someone who has worked in law enforcement before, I can tell you this much.
You're done. You're such a freaking hypocrite there's no point in furthering this thread by talking to you. Idiots like you are the ones who are part of the problem.
you have no idea what ur talking about, they donīt beat them, they have sex with them instead
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