Police taser innocent blind man

Having just watched the video, it fills in more detail than the article does. The police didn't announce they were there or that they were going to use the gun, no wonder he didn't stop.

With regards to "how does a blind guy know he's being spoken to", the chap is registered blind but appears to have partial vision which can be seen as he's talking to the reporter / camera, so that seems like a bit of an odd comment to make.
 
Wow I can't quite believe the way which the tension has amped up in this thread. You guys always seem to lash out at to each others over current affairs but this could have potentially have been very different and more down to earth thread. It's clear some of the views in this thread are poles apart, but is it seriously that hard to keep a lid on the aggression? Can we all try to focus on the topic actually under discussion rather than what's going on at the moment? It'll only end in tears if you keep charging around at each other.
 
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The guy was on the National News and he demonstrated how he was walking along which was very slowly while tapping on the trees and bushes to his right side.
With no warning he was hit with something and fell to the ground in pain.
He actually thought he was being mugged.
He was then handcuffed while his samurai sword was in sight of everybody and all the time he was telling them he was blind.
 
Dimple said:
The guy was on the National News and he demonstrated how he was walking along which was very slowly while tapping on the trees and bushes to his right side.
With no warning he was hit with something and fell to the ground in pain.
He actually thought he was being mugged.
He was then handcuffed while his samurai sword was in sight of everybody and all the time he was telling them he was blind.
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He should see if he can take them to the cleaners and get the thug prosecuted. And you wonder why people don't like the police, some are just senseless thugs.
 
I saw it on the news too, why the hell was he handcuffed after being tasered :confused: The copper should have seen the 'samurai sword' on the ground was just a white stick...and the poor old guy was crying out 'I'm blind' as he thought he was being mugged.
 
int said:
Having just watched the video, it fills in more detail than the article does. The police didn't announce they were there or that they were going to use the gun, no wonder he didn't stop.

With regards to "how does a blind guy know he's being spoken to", the chap is registered blind but appears to have partial vision which can be seen as he's talking to the reporter / camera, so that seems like a bit of an odd comment to make.
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The OP says he was blind, not having seen the same video as you means we are not all privy to the same information.
 
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The guy didn't stop walking when they told him to stop. If their view of his cane was blocked, it could look like he was trying to move away whilst concealing it.
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Well you might be correct, but did he identify himself as armed police?
The guy said he heard shouting and no reference to the police, he thought he was going to be mugged, of course you move away.
Also if he was concealing any potential weapon, then it could not represent an active immediate threat, so the use of a taser would not be authorised under current guidelines, this isn't the UK, we don't have a 'you must obey a police officer rule or law'.

Stupid fool of a policeman, and I am sure as he didn't kill the guy, he probably will be sacked and an example made of him.
 
Hikari Kisugi said:
Well you might be correct, but did he identify himself as armed police?
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Bear in mind not all taser officers are authorised firearms officers.

Hikari Kisugi said:
Also if he was concealing any potential weapon, then it could not represent an active immediate threat, so the use of a taser would not be authorised under current guidelines, this isn't the UK, we don't have a 'you must obey a police officer rule or law'.
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Where are you getting these "current guidelines" because you're talking BS.
 
Couldn't care if someone was actually carrying a samurai sword, one should always give the benefit of the doubt, never mind some old man with a stick, total over reaction.
 
Energize said:
Couldn't care if someone was actually carrying a samurai sword, one should always give the benefit of the doubt, never mind some old man with a stick, total over reaction.
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Benefit of the doubt even when they may have a weapon that could kill you faster than you could react? I'm not saying it's necessarily justified here but you can't make sweeping statements like that and expect them to fly.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
Bear in mind not all taser officers are authorised firearms officers.



Where are you getting these "current guidelines" because you're talking BS.
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This document sets out the policy for the operational deployment of Taser by specially trained officers in non-firearms situations involving violence or threats of violence of such severity that they would need to use force to protect the public, themselves or the subjects.
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From the govt and police documents.
http://www.acpo.police.uk/documents...or Specially Trained Units_Ver 4_Dec 2008.pdf
 
Blind man with cane running away after being told to stop, no threat of violence of SUCH SEVERITY that needed force to protect the public or the police.

Members of Specially Trained Units (STUs);-
1) Should possess sound judgement, a knowledge and understanding of the
Conflict Management Model to resolve incidents involving conflict, have
demonstrated maturity of action in the workplace, demonstrated an ability to
use legitimate force in a proportionate manner and have an acceptable
Professional Standards / Complaints and Misconduct record.
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i feel so sorry for this bloke. this has smashed his confidence to bits. he recovered from a stroke and now is subjected to this!?

it's ok though, the police have said sorry.

i don't like to bash the police but this is utterly ridiculous. the bloke says he is scared to go back outside right now.
 
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