tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post1603154106356130786..comments2024-01-30T11:14:25.598-05:00Comments on Electronic Village: Police Taser 15-Year Old Robert Mitchell to DeathAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-26640413372741617722009-04-23T09:10:00.000-04:002009-04-23T09:10:00.000-04:00The "use of force continuum" is a lot of bullshyt....The "use of force continuum" is a lot of bullshyt. The continuum ranges from "outrageous" to "unspeakable" to "repugnant" and then out to "vile" and "diabolic". Every discussion of "proper uses of tasers" will in time be seen like "proper uses of torture", and the "continuum memos" will be perceived as the "torture memos" are now: drafted not to limit the police but to provide regulations which they can say they were following when they do that which they otherwise might have been sued for in the absence of the regulations. But since they're "going by the book" when they electrocute people, to it's the book itself that makes the makes the electrocutions "normal".Francis Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862777385923656061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-87538290888144750102009-04-15T11:26:00.000-04:002009-04-15T11:26:00.000-04:00Fige - I'm still waiting for the police to share h...<B>Fige</B> - I'm still waiting for the police to share how they feel it is appropriate to taser a 5'2",110-pound teenager that was unarmed, no warrants and no arrests. <br /><br />I guess the next shoe to drop will be the final decision on the <I>'cause of death'</I> by the coroner...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-254192018567237552009-04-14T23:07:00.000-04:002009-04-14T23:07:00.000-04:00Trust me, this kind of murder by the all white and...Trust me, this kind of murder by the all white and racist Warren, MI police department is just a teaser to what seems to be an attempt to promote and encourage a rebellion like we have never seen before.<br /><br />-Fige BornuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-47203617567703899732009-04-11T19:28:00.000-04:002009-04-11T19:28:00.000-04:00MacDaddy - I agree with you. Perhaps this is simp...<B>MacDaddy</B> - I agree with you. Perhaps this is simply a training problem. I hope that we can find a current or former LEO to share his/her thoughts on these taser deaths with us...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-83253128758242278642009-04-11T12:34:00.000-04:002009-04-11T12:34:00.000-04:00These taser deaths are happening too often; and on...These taser deaths are happening too often; and one time is too much. I think police need training to talk people down and from the perspective of community officers rather than officers of the law.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-84119077614307557212009-04-11T05:28:00.000-04:002009-04-11T05:28:00.000-04:00Villager,Don't forget about the infamous 'choke ho...Villager,<BR/>Don't forget about the infamous 'choke hold' technique that LAPD and a few other departments were using back in the 80's and 90s that resulted in death for some peeps.<BR/><BR/>But I agree they're using it WAAAAY too much.Monica Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-72638928833778541662009-04-10T20:28:00.000-04:002009-04-10T20:28:00.000-04:00Monica - I think that the fact that they consider ...<B>Monica</B> - I think that the fact that they consider a taser to be "non-lethal" causes them to pull it out too often. Don't they have training necessary to capture a 15-year old in an abandoned building without killing him? It's a sad situation. I see that the police were quick to let folks know that Robert Mitchell (the dead teen) had asthma...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-10433230951614110502009-04-10T20:06:00.000-04:002009-04-10T20:06:00.000-04:00Villager,I think the reason they love the damn tas...Villager,<BR/>I think the reason they love the damn tasers so much is because tey still get to use some kind of weapon short of pulling a gun.Monica Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.com