Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Don't Tase Me Bro! Again, and again, and again, and......

Tasing jokes officially stopped being funny - unless we change the cult phrase to "Don't tase me to death man!". A young black man from Louisiana, Chris Pikes (cousins of one of the Jena six) died during an arrest this past January. The individual was tased a total of 9 times in three minutes and the local coroner ruled the death a homicide today. Not only did this police officer kill this individual he has had a history of excessive taser use. 12 out of the 14 time tasers have been used in his department were by this particular officer. The excessive use of tasers is a fear tactic and a weapon the only riot police or specialized police forces should have. Check it out on youtube, tasers are used from traffic stops to simply not presenting a school ID. The judge is going to determine the fate of the officer. Below is a CNN video tag

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