Officer fired after ‘taking things too far’ while arresting man in wheelchair
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Published 2022-01-27
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All Comments (21)
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"Are you going to walk or not?" Dude he's literally in a wheelchair
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If 2 men can't subdue/arrest a 64 year old man who is also crippled just by using physical force,then you're in the wrong job.period!
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This former officer should be in prison for a very long time!!! He is a danger to Society!!!
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….why on earth would anyone EVER need to tase a man in a chair who can’t run. Smh. This is heartbreaking.
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a Taser is totally "inappropriate" for a handicapped individual.....especially using it multiple times.....the cop is a punk and cowardly bully
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How do you expect him to get up off the ground if you tasing him. Just imagine what would have happened if he wasn’t in that wheelchair……UNBELIEVABLE!!!
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Cop needs JAIL time for assault with a weapon, NOT just fired!!!
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Resisting without violence is a bullshit charge.
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That man is so fortunate to still have his mother at that age.
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It’s not every case when an officer is held accountable. So glad to hear they dealt with this in a real way rather than suspending them with pay
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He doesn't just need to be fired, he needs to be prosecuted for falsifying charges and abuse of power/assault. Police Officers have a difficult job, but the bad apples need to be held accountable (by their own departments and by the courts) to reduce these incidents and rebuild trust in our peace officers.
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Hurting a disabled old man because he had to beg for money, in the richest country in the world... Dystopian hellscape.
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The guy is in a wheelchair and the dummy asks him, "are you gonna walk or what?" To make it worse, he tases him 4 times and lies that he was violently resisting while his bodycam told a different story. Unbelievable!
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The "why" is easy. He's a bully. He enjoys hurting people knowing that they can't fight back without fear of being shot and killed.
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“You gonna walk or not” as the man literally has a wheel chair
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This should have been presented to the prosecutor’s office for criminal charges. I’m sure there are laws to protect the elderly.
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when the officer said “aren’t you going to walk” how do you expect someone in a wheelchair to fully walk obviously they’re in the chair for a reason
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If they behave this way on camera Imagine how they behave when there’s no cameras
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How heartless and cold can people be to see a disabled man panhandling for money and call the police on him when he's just trying to survive?!
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He should have been charged with a crime. Not just lose job
