An Oklahoma woman taken into the Pittsburg County Jail in June for public drunkenness, who was shot with a Taser directly in the chest by an officer for unruly behavior, is now suing the city for $2 million in damages.
According to NewsOK, Nakina Williams filed the suit against the city of McAlester for alleged violations of her civil rights and use of excessive force by officer Sterling Taylor-Santino. Taylor-Santino plead not guilty to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon.
(Image: NewsOK video screenshot)
(Image: NewsOK video screenshot)
The plot thickens when the report stated that Williams believes Taylor-Santino tried to cover up the severity of his use of the Taser in the “use of force report” he filed of the incident. According to NewsOK, Taylor-Santino did not include in the report that Williams was handcuffed when she was tased.
Officer Sterling Taylor-Santino (Image via NewsOK)
Video surveillance of the incident shows Williams was restrained by handcuffs when she was shot with the electric jolt. Watch the footage included in this report:
Williams’ lawyer Jeremy Beaver told NewsOK that the officers should not have “yanked” the Taser’s barbs from her chest.
“They were supposed to take her to the hospital to remove those,” he said according to the news site.
Both Williams and Taylor-Santino appear to have their own respective histories. NewsOK reported the lawsuit brought against Taylor-Santino mentioned that he had “instigated a disproportionate number of violent conflicts with suspects.” Williams’ had been arrested before for other public intoxication incidents, possession of controlled substances and inadequate care of her children.
According to NewsOK, Taylor-Santino is still an officer for the McAlester Police Department, although he was suspended for two weeks without pay. The next court date is scheduled for Dec. 14.
(H/T: Daily Mail)
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Izzy383
Nov. 29, 2012 at 5:02pmYou can clearly see her spit at the officer. Here in Florida that’s considered assault. Don’t know about the laws in OK.
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DougHuffman
Nov. 29, 2012 at 6:10pmBad words are assault legally. The law is an ass that lawyers ride to work, don’t be one too, you’re not smart enough.
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ThoreauHD
Nov. 29, 2012 at 7:07pmIf she did spit in his face, that’s when you put them on the ground and bag their head. You don’t shoot them in the chest. That makes no tactical sense.
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CafeConservative
Nov. 29, 2012 at 7:08pmIn FL law, it’s battery rather than assault. Assault is essentially threats (words/gestures) and battery is the physical violence (striking with hands, a club, stabbing, spitting, etc.).
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armyofnibiru
Nov. 29, 2012 at 8:26pmis this why they bought all those .40 cal hollow points.700,000,000.
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TheePolitinator
Nov. 29, 2012 at 9:19pmTell you what, keep sticking up for these police state morons. Watch what it gets you all.
You’re fools all of you.
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RANGER1965
Nov. 29, 2012 at 9:50pmA tazer, club, pepper spray, etc….are great devices to get a dangerous and FREE person in a position to put on restraints.
Once handcuffs are on, any police officer worth his salt has complete control of the perp. YES…there are some exceptions…particularly skilled fighters, and people that are very wound up…and in some of those RARE cases tazers etc….need to be used again.
But you DO NOT use a taser on someone restrained that is being uncooperative or disruptive. March them back into isolation cuffed. If they are a spitter put a bag over their heads and back into the cell.
You do not need to taze someone like this. I don’t think she deserves millions, but I do question the police officer’s intelligence.
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KWN
Nov. 30, 2012 at 12:28amNo doubt IZZY! She spit on him! Where I work it would have been worse than a Taser shot….Takedown and a ride in the restraint chair with a spit mask……
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RobbieTLHughie
Nov. 30, 2012 at 7:43amDo you live in 1890′s Texas? You can’t tazer someone because they spit at you. That sounds like something one of the nuts at this site would do.
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Secret Squirrel
Nov. 30, 2012 at 9:34am.
She should sue for $20 million not 2.
Cops use the taser as torture.
She was no threat, as her hands were behind her.
Police have to be held to some standard, not just a higher standard.
They removed the barbs (Illegally) so they wouldn’t have to admit they did it.
I’m surprised the video didn’t mysteriously disappear.
‘Roid rage
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apexmoon
Nov. 30, 2012 at 9:36amShe hurt his pride in front of his cop buddies and he tased her for it. Was she really a threat?
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Joe_The_Patriot
Nov. 30, 2012 at 10:17amToo many time the cops are out of control… it’s an abuse of power..plain and simple… You gve them a badge and it goes to their heads… They think they’re judge dredd….. “I AM THE LAW”….
Just like all public servants THEY WORK FOR US… They need to be reminded of that fact as does the ENTIRE FEDERAL GOV’T.. Including the dictator BARRY
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zorro
Nov. 30, 2012 at 12:58pmThe headline should read, “Idiot Cop Costs City $2M; Makes Useless Woman Rich”
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HMNSC
Nov. 30, 2012 at 3:18pmWhy does the Peter Gabriel song “Shock the Monkey” come to mind?
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rp454
Nov. 30, 2012 at 3:28pmI see a lot of people here condemning the cop… Hmmm. What if she is HIV positive. The spitting kinda takes on a different meaning then, doesn’t it.
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BostonConservative
Nov. 30, 2012 at 4:44pmRP454: You can not get HIV by being spit on…..
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Maji
Nov. 30, 2012 at 5:06pmCops shouldn’t have them (projectile tazers) if you or I can’t have one!
Just like hand guns…when they give up theirs….naah! Never mind!
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RobbieTLHughie
Dec. 1, 2012 at 10:00amLOL You don’t really think you can get HIV from someone spitting on you, do you? Hahahahaha
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G-WHIZ
Dec. 1, 2012 at 10:39amY’a mean they…the BIG MANLY OFFICERS could NOT have just cuffed-her???
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NOTMYPROBLEM
Dec. 1, 2012 at 1:45pmUnfortunately the officer cannot do by law what he should be able to do. SLAP the cap out of her.
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averageman
Dec. 2, 2012 at 8:05amYou dont tazer someone for revenge. You miss the whole point. The cops are out of control. That pig ever tazes my family member, hes toast.
Further, he puts his brother officers in danger. Until recently, i referred to them as sir; and had respect for them. Now many of them are just pig tools of the oppressive government…Not all of them of course .
Many are honorable officers who protect and serve…But many are stereotypical power freak enforcers who think they are in fallujah. God save america. If you are a good cop, join oathkeepers.Org
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muffythetuffy
Dec. 2, 2012 at 11:54amPOLICE HAVE BECOME MOST DANGEROUS THREAT TO LIFE IN AMERICA
This COP did not like what the women said and really tried to kill her knowing the TASER can cause heart arrest. TASERS were the worst thing to allow COPs to have. They are even TASERing pregnent women, the elderly, and mentally handicapped people. Most of the COPs in America are on steroids and this causes insane aggression. COPS should be required to take a blood test for steroid usage after a violent arrest.
Mothers you must tell your kids that the police are not our friends anymore if they ever were our friends.
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freeberty
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:55pmA video trumps a fake photo when it comes to showing the true nature of these government union thug parasites.
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turkey13
Nov. 29, 2012 at 5:14pmI agree,all police depts need to et rid of tasers and replace it with a .22 caliber gun that shoots a low charge of real tiny buckshoot. I’v only used it on shooting gophers and it works real fine. They are trouble fre after just one shot.
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GhostDog51
Nov. 30, 2012 at 8:12amBeing prejudiced against the police makes you just as big a jackass as the few of them who cross the line. “THE” police aren’t bad. Yes, there are some who step over the line and there are some jerks, but don’t disparage all of them over the actions of a very few. They are by and large good people who would most likely take a bullet for you if the situation called for it. Why don’t you arrange a ride-along with your local PD. See what they deal with on a daily basis before you rant about thingsyou know nothing about.
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WarMunger_Al
Nov. 30, 2012 at 8:43amGhostdog-
A large number of cops cross the line. the rest sit back an watch therm do it and say nothing. They become bad cops also. All these cops in this video should be fired. It is supposed to be protect and serve, not bully and maim.
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Truthbeliever2
Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:28amGHOSTDOG51 “They are by and large good people who would most likely take a bullet for you if the situation called for it.”
You’re either delusional or you watch too much t.v. Where did you EVER get these stupid ass ideas of yours??? “Take a bullet for you…” Whatever you say…
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Publius V
Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:31amGhost -
I agree that as a whole the police are good. However, when they turn a blind eye and invoke the “blue wall” of silence when one of their own is a thug a broad brush is appropriate, they all become thugs.
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sexyvixen21
Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:58amcops aren’t bad…please. Come to upstate ny and see how most of them drive around drunk all day. How do I know.??…my brother -in-law is one. I can’t stand the ugly ****/ or his wife.
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KevINtampa
Nov. 30, 2012 at 8:24pm@GHOST
I used to agree, but evidence is mounting to convince me otherwise. Your statement has become a hard argument when several cops in this video witnessed a battery taking place and did NOTHING to stop or arrest the assailant.
So if the argument of 99.9% of them “do the right thing” why did 100% of them do “the wrong thing” here?
That pig with the tazer should have been dropped, cuffed, and booked IMMEDIATELY just like anyone with out a badge would have been in the same situation. And yet they did nothing.
Being a cop is crappy job that I certainly wouldn’t want. It requires a patience and civility that I’m afraid very few people have.
WE NED TO REMEMBER:
They are not soldiers, they are civil servants of the people. Municipal police departments around the country have emphasized a military mindset over a civil mindset in training for decades and it’s time we recognize that transition as the FAILURE that it has become.
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florida123
Nov. 30, 2012 at 8:43pm@GhostDog, you are a funny funny man………..Cops today are on such major power trips, they are impossible to have a normal conversation with. We have some that attend our church and they 2 are big jerks who walk around with a chip on their shoulder and the only thing they want to do is boss someone around……..I havent been pulled over for a traffic sitation that a cop treated me like a decent human being they all talk to me like im dirt, for what speeding, forgetting to put my tag decal on? Really dangerous things…………I really feel sorry for these cops because more and more criminals would prefer to kill them as to look at them. More and more cops are dying, and they have no one but themselves to blame, They have allowed their rotten numbers to destroy the publics trust and respect for them.
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FormerLEAcademyInstructor
Dec. 1, 2012 at 3:05amFreeberty et al:
The California City of San Bernardino is now bankrupt and has recently layed off over 80 cops. The murder rate has risen by 50%, and the city attorney has advised the citizenry to lock themselves in their homes and load their guns because there are not enough cops left to deal with the skyrocketing crime rate. Property values will no doubt be plummeting, so here is a great opportunity for all you ‘arm chair cops’ and estrogen-laden liberal punks to finally live in a cop-free community. Oakland, CA is another liberal utopia you will want to consider. How about wonderful Detroit? No tazers there, I’m pretty sure.
A handcuffed drunken woman who kicked my partner in the groin lived to regret it. Afterwards, interestingly enough, she received an epiphany about how being a “helpless female” didn’t really save her from stupid choices any more than this woman spitting on the cop (00:00:11) saved her from doing the tazer dance (which was far better than receiving a forward elbow strike to the left side of her jaw at the TMJ). Point two oh courage from a bottle rarely lasts.
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RobbieTLHughie
Dec. 1, 2012 at 10:02amOkay listen – lots of today’s cops are ***holes, fascists and on major power trips, but it’s statistically impossible for all of them to be. I have meant many who are not, that statement like so many on this site is just laying a blanket over a problem and not addressing the actual issue at all which is individuals. For a group of people who like to decry “collective salvation”, you assign groups of people more blame than anyone I’ve ever seen.
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dsind
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:53pmCoward Cowboys these days…………….
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TheePolitinator
Nov. 29, 2012 at 9:20pmVery true what are you without your little badge?, your power trip and your tazer….NOTHING but a coward…
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ZTU661
Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:05amI have two brother in-laws that are “Peace” officers. One of them is a good cop the other is a jerk just like when he is off duty. He hides behind his badge like a kid behind it’s mom. I know several great officers that actually help people. It’s just sad that many officers now are just as bad as the people they pretend to keep us safe from.
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ConsRight
Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:28amCops are increasingly just rotten to the core. Sorry for saying this. I’m so sickened by all this police brutality crap its beyond a joke. These are not isolated incidents. They are just being covered more vigorously now which I welcome.
It also occurs to me that Conservatives like myself seem to develop a form of “writer’s-cramp” when it comes to police brutality because we are natural supporters of law and order. We obey the laws we pay the taxes so we are pro-police. But my goodness, we Conservatives need to also see that these officers are also members of a big fat union. Unions are the enemy of the taxpayer. Unions defend in my opinion egregious behavior by their “members” regardless of situation.
Police, teachers, firemen, “public workers” are takers from the public purse. They need to be held accountable. No more “we need to see the big picture”. If a teacher shows a classroom of kids a video involving gay sex or whatever Conservatives are up in arms decrying the situation and rightly so because it would be an abuse. No different with police.
Conservatives need to stop being blind.
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RougeFastFingers
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:42pmTazers are torture devices and should be banned.
They have no place in modern society, look how they are constantly misused.
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Bill Wallace
Nov. 29, 2012 at 6:24pmI agree. Just use guns instead of tasers. Why use non-lethal force when you can just remove the problem permanently.
Torture devices…what a joke.
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izzymp
Nov. 29, 2012 at 7:23pmWhat you said is really stupid. Tasers are not torturing devices, they are great tools which are misused at times. When properly deployed the save lives and prevent people from getting seriously injured. If you were a cop you would know what I am talking about!
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Lord_Frostwind
Nov. 29, 2012 at 8:04pmWe could always go back to the nightsticks, pepper spray also works. Police will use their guns a lot more when they get limited to “sticks and harsh language” for the rest of their arsenal.
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armyofnibiru
Nov. 29, 2012 at 8:28pmth guy will be great for the fema camps
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DirtyHarry7
Nov. 30, 2012 at 7:04amLord and Wallace, you’re too stupid for words!
You demonstrate ignorance by choosing between which weapons are best for a cop to abuse??? How about just getting rid of abusive cops, no?
That cop should not only be fired, he should be imprisoned, in general population…after the inmates are told he was an abusive cop.
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WarMunger_Al
Nov. 30, 2012 at 8:47amlordfrost-
statistics prove otherwise. When police was limited to sticks, spray and revolvers there were less instances of police abuse, and they did not require 46 shots to put down a single bad guy.
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Hodmokrin
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:42pmShe spit in his face, which is assault on an officer. Watch closely and see for yourself. That is the same thing the defense attorney for the police is going to say.
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castuslonginus
Nov. 29, 2012 at 5:19pmAnd he punished her for it.That’s not his job.She was in cuffs,he could have took her to the floor without tasing her. Now the tax payers will be on the hook for the 2 mil. Smart.
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Balthazor
Nov. 29, 2012 at 6:04pm“he could have took her to the floor without tasing her”
Actually, there’s far less risk of injury both to the suspect and the officer from tasing than from tackling her to the ground.
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DougHuffman
Nov. 29, 2012 at 6:12pmAssault is not battery. The law is an ass that lawyers ride to work, don’t be one too, you’re not smart enough.
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castuslonginus
Nov. 30, 2012 at 6:23amBalthozor; what that officer did was punishment for spitting on him, I wouldn’t like it either,and I also don’t know how I would react if I were in that officers position.But,she was in cuffs,in a police station,surrounded by officers. If he is not trained in how to handle a situation like that,then the department is at fault,but I’ll bet he was trained to handle a situation like that ,but chose the easy way with a taser, now,she will get 2 mil.that she doesn’t deserve (and she will get something) out of the tax payers because this officer took the easy way. Fire his ass,and charge him with assault.That makes all police officers look bad. Professionalism counts,if she got injured by a take down and bagging,she wouldn’t have had a very good case,because that would have been by the book…instead now she’s the victim.No excuse.
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EastTexas
Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:51amThen he assaulted Her!
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Dodsfall
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:41pmTasers, like firearms, should only be used for self-defense of the officer or others. They should never be used as a punishment for an insult.
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NovoCombo
Nov. 29, 2012 at 5:46pm^^This^^
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DougHuffman
Nov. 29, 2012 at 6:15pmThe common law elements of self-defense are four; be innocent of instigation, be in reasonable fear of great bodily harm, use sufficient force to only deliver oneself from evil and attempt to withdraw.
The thug law enFORCEr is guilty on all counts.
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ozchambers
Nov. 30, 2012 at 10:12amagreed. If this cop isnt charged with a crime, justice has not been done. I can understand anger at being spat upon by this woman who is likely a trainwreck of a human being, but you are responsible for your actions at all times and a badge is not an exemption from adherence to the law.
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SquidVetOhio
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:23pmWe had a cop here in Dayton Oh, that tased a young girl at a Wendy’s drive thru for giving back wrong change for his 20. He was in the drive thru. After he realized the change was wrong, he walked into the store behind the counter and demanded his money. She tells him he can’t be back there and he freakin tased her. Like a 20 year old (black) girl. NOTHING happened to him. It was all on camera.
BTW, I have really good, godly friends that are on the same police force. I’m only displaying the power of the police unions.
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Polarized America
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:22pm.
i don’t think it’s about her injuries, it’s about that ” civil rights ” thing ..but 2 mill, does sound excessive
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Polarized America
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:27pm.
???? that was a reply to someone but they disappeared ????
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vanman4446
Nov. 29, 2012 at 6:30pmI hope she gets the money then may be they will teach these cops when to use undue force
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rjtaurus605
Nov. 30, 2012 at 6:59amThe Lawyers always ask for high numbers, it gets attention, is she a good person, most likely not, but that does not matter, the cop was wrong, his actions were vengeance, not necessary since she was restrained and he had others to assist him in restraining her. This shows that he should not be wearing that uniform, he changed the situation from her being charged to being rewarded, big mistake.
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RANGER1965
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:20pmIn Ranger School they have this big sawdust pit for Hand-to-Hand training. Ranger cantidates are taken there obstensibly to teach them a few martial arts maneuvars, but what’s really going on is a bit of clever Natural Selection to weed out a certain type of cantidate.
After the Ranger Instructors demonstrate a few moves involving a take down, you are instructed in a no-nonsense way to finish off your opponent with a hard kick to the ribs. They tell you that they want to see a real kick, no light stuff, and then warn you that they’ll be watching. The implication being that you’re in serious trouble if you don’t kick your buddy really hard in the ribs.
Oh, did I mention you’re wearing hard-toed combat boots?
The psychology of this is brutally simple. The smart Ranger realizes that after kicking the crap out of his buddy, it’ll be his buddys turn to do the same. Knowing this, he holds his kicks makes them look dramatically impressive but they barely touch his buddy. The compassionate Ranger is always looking out for his buddy, and does his best to protect him, because one day he’ll need his help, so he avoids damaging his buddy.
That just leaves the thugs that like hurting people, and the idiots that obey every order to the letter without thought or understanding. These types get weeded out.
In the same way Cops are being subjected to this Darwinian process because of Video Cameras. It’s an amazing world.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:25pmAwesome story Ranger. Thanks for sharing.
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ANTISOCIAL-IST
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:46pm@ranger: i concur with roth. the only thing you left out of your story is that this piece of slime needs a louisville slugger to the side of the head.
95 % of cops make the rest look bad. and look at all the “good ones” just standing around watching this freakin’ coward. pathetic.
and those of you that swear that leo will be on our side when the shtf because of your friend who’s a cop this or your friend who’s a cop that are surely and unfortunately mistaken. they’re going to collect their paychecks whatever that entails.
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tunnelboy
Nov. 29, 2012 at 5:00pmI remember that sawdust pit. Great analogy.
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aplacky
Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:18amI remember it well. I confess, however, that I didn’t know the point of the drill. I do recall that the deal was to kick our buddy with the outside edge of the boot. Made a nice thump on the chest cavity but not enough point pressure to cause injury (Course if I had it done to me now I’d need 30 visits to the chiropractor). The recycles tipped us off which has probably been the case since the second Ranger School class.
Remember peer reviews? Line up in single file and rate the guy ahead of you # 1, next guy # 2, etc. You screw it up you screw the whole squad.
Good times. Especially getting done with it. Oof. (Winter) RANGER 1985
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Old Ogre
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:18pmWhat’s up with the cops all looking like members of the military now? Bet he felt like a “real man” when he did that, if I would have been one of those other cops HE would have been tazered right back!
This is the type of abuse of power that gives cops everywhere a bad name. But 2 million? That is an abuse of our justice system too, and that I blame on the lawyers. Drop the charges, pay her medical and give her a trip to rehab. Then send her and her kids to Disney land and call it square.
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DougHuffman
Nov. 29, 2012 at 6:17pmIt is an aspect of the paramilitarization of police. There will be no peace until they are again neighbor constable peace officers. Cops have no ‘right’ but only powers that we delegate. Fire them.
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Shamrock241
Nov. 29, 2012 at 9:10pmHopefully Karma catches up to this Punk soon.
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SquidVetOhio
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:17pm2 MILLION DOLLARS!?
Please tase me bro!
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castuslonginus
Nov. 30, 2012 at 6:36amFor 2 mil,tase me twice.
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Old Ogre
Nov. 30, 2012 at 2:53pmFor 2 mill id let him taze me in the nut sack!!
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huey6367
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:13pmLooks like she spit at the officer. Paybacks are hell.
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DirtyHarry7
Nov. 30, 2012 at 7:09amYeah, paybacks are hell. The “lady” is rich, and the cop is serving fries at McDonalds. Seems fair to me.
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longknifed
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:12pmYou people are disgraceful if you think that the cops are just doing their job in this video because it is a black person. They do this to ANYBODY. You actually buy into that “racism” crap that blacks portray the cops as racist when they do this to ANYBODY.
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WarMunger_Al
Nov. 30, 2012 at 8:53amshe is not black, she looks hispanic. Maybe she is a white-hispanic.
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Dismayed Veteran
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:11pmOFFICER!!! HEY, OFFICER!!!
There are cameras you dumb box of doughnuts. You even know you did wrong when you falsified your report. Power corrupts. Thankfully, you don’t have absolute power.
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samfatboy
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:25pmYet. . .
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Max jones
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:08pmJudgement for the plaintive…..video evidence of police stupidity.
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thegreatcarnac
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:04pmWhen I was a cop tasers were just coming into use. We did not have them yet. We would stick drunk sluts like that in the drunk tank after booking.
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girlnurse
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:02pmI hope she wins millions if he is guilty as the video looks.
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Wisdom7
Nov. 30, 2012 at 12:32amNot to disagree, but has anyone considered the fact the girl is walking around while “getting tased”? Have you ever seen a real taser in action? The muscles lock up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aaAu1n_efuU
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WarMunger_Al
Nov. 30, 2012 at 8:55amwisdom-
not always, depends on the quality of the connection.
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:01pmTotally Un-called for. She was handcuffed! :/
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RJJinGadsden
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:12pmIn my opinion cuffs do not matter. They are already inside the country lock up, and she is being processed into the system. Sure, she’s running her mouth, but no reason for this guy to loose it and use less than lethal force on her. His actions illustrate a failure to use good judgement. What if he did not have the tazer? Would he just draw a baton or asp and just beat the crap out of her? These guys just have to grow some thick skin and never take anything personally from their prisoners. Especially a drunk.
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blanco5
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:00pmAren’t the cops supposed to be an extension of homeland security? Yup, they’re ready.
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dovndce
Nov. 29, 2012 at 3:59pmThe uppity member of Obama’s “community” got what she deserved for resisting police and being disrespectful, she should’ve been smacked in the teeth with a nightstick.
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girlnurse
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:05pmNext time maybe it will be you! “If not for the grace of God go you”
“pride comes before a fall” and I hope this arrogant cop falls…
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WarMunger_Al
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:06pmyou are a friggin idiot. She was handcuffed and doing nothing but, maybe talking smack. Why would you think that justifies violence? You must enjoy being a slave.
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SovereignSoul
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:20pmIt’s all caused by the ‘devil’ alcohol.
Stop drinking!
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lel2007
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:20pmPolice enforce the laws, they do not have the right to dish out punishment as they may see fit or perceived as being deserved. Good Lord man, the womans hands were cuffed and on the desk behind her, she appears to have made a remark just before being zapped. The cop gave her that “smack-in-the-mouth” as punishment for insulting him, and in so doing lost a little piece of his humanity.
It’s sad to see a police brutality report like this immediately after the report about the NY cop buying shoes and socks for the homeless man.
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catty
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:35pmIdiot
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BornGreen
Nov. 29, 2012 at 3:57pm2 million. sorry o judge is going to do that. Lets burden the county with a 2 million dollar payout to some trash citizen! NOT
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dovndce
Nov. 29, 2012 at 3:56pmThe uppity beeatch got what she deserved, I would’ve smacked her in the teeth with a nightstick.
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huey6367
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:16pmIt looks like she spit at the officer. YOu spit on me and I don’t care f you are male or female, cuffed or not – you are going to taste justice.
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226crimsontrace
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:54pmWow, what a tough guy, you probably are a cop, did you beat up kittens as a kid, or were you to busy peeping on your sisters
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ANTISOCIAL-IST
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:56pmthe two of you should go take your nightsticks and go a motel room. two losers. and, yeah, i’d say it to your faces.
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DirtyHarry7
Nov. 30, 2012 at 7:15amYeah, and had you smacked anyone I know in the teeth with your nightstick, I’d sue you civilly, over and over, until your entire family were in the poor house. Then after you were fired I’d beat the crap out of you in your own front yard.
Take it from someone who trained cops in self defense for many years, the vast majority are impotent punks without their weapons.
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Mudd
Nov. 29, 2012 at 3:56pmBoth….. appear to have their own respective histories? Two words: Cage Match.
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bikerdogred1
Nov. 29, 2012 at 3:52pmThese cops are as dumb as a box of donuts,all the cops in the room should be fired,but you know some cop friendly judge will let everything go,OKLA.justice.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Nov. 29, 2012 at 3:58pmI think the cop could “feel her about to resist”. That’s why he did it.
Sidenote: Where’s the dude that posted that hum dinger been? Not sure what his tag was, but I think he had a USMC logo in his avatar? I still chuckle at that whole thread with him.
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RJJinGadsden
Nov. 29, 2012 at 4:01pmI spent a good part of my life in law enforcement, and frankly I agree with you. The chief of this department should have criminally charged this guy with assault IAC with state laws. I can’t even imagine so much as even thinking of doing something like that.
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edmundburk
Nov. 29, 2012 at 9:54pmcops are people, some good, some bad.
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DirtyHarry7
Nov. 30, 2012 at 8:19amEdmun, WRONG! Cops don’t get to be bad. We give them the authority to take away freedom and life, and the seriousness of that means we will tolerate NO “bad” ones.
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Nov. 29, 2012 at 3:46pmGood thing there were all those cops around to arrest him when he did that…oh wait. My bad.
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Pantloadian
Nov. 30, 2012 at 9:14amYes, yes . . . cops. Terrible people. I wish they’d stop harassing me about my 71 cats and the rusted cars in my front yard, don’t you?
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