tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post226137562124109427..comments2024-01-30T11:14:25.598-05:00Comments on Electronic Village: Taser Death: Patrick Johnson (Philadelphia, PA) [VIDEO]Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-39291852518914474322010-10-12T20:58:14.299-04:002010-10-12T20:58:14.299-04:00Gunfighter - It was a STICK (in my best Allen Iver...<b>Gunfighter</b> - It was a STICK (in my best Allen Iverson voice) ... a STICK. It wasn't a brick or a log or a knife or a gun. There had to be a better way.<br /><br />He was 18-years old. He had mind of a 7-year old. He didn't need to die that day.<br /><br />Would I volunteer....? No. But, then again, I'm not a paid law enforcement officer. It's not my role to volunteer to deal with mentally-challenged young people. That role went to the unidentified officer in Philadelphia who chose to electrocute this youngster instead of finding a way to diffuse the situation without taking his life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-20547332205941622422010-10-11T10:19:41.729-04:002010-10-11T10:19:41.729-04:00Would you voluntarily enter into a fight with a ma...Would you voluntarily enter into a fight with a man armed with a stick if you only had your fists and feet to fight with?Gunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-75686990997858167562010-10-08T10:21:51.125-04:002010-10-08T10:21:51.125-04:00Gunfighter - I don't know the size of the youn...<b>Gunfighter</b> - I don't know the size of the young man ... however, his photo makes him appear very average in height and weight. The police knew that his mind was that of a child ... not an adult. The police had him contained within the house. The teenager was unarmed ... unless a stick is now considered a lethal weapon.<br /><br />With those factoids it seems that the police could have either used simple brute force to bring him down and handcuff him (if that was their intention) ... or since they were inside where they didn't have to worry about mace spray blowing back on them ... they could have maced the child.<br /><br />Either of those options would have resulted in detaining the mentally challenged teenager instead of killing him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-45126621929918093662010-10-08T09:25:06.923-04:002010-10-08T09:25:06.923-04:00What do you think that they should have done, Keit...What do you think that they should have done, Keith?Gunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.com