Heres the story. Way back in 2005. source: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/223578_taser10.html Update. source: http://www.kgw.com/news/national/89290057.html What an idiot, she was speeding in a school zone. She refused to sign and then not get out of her car when she was asked probably to talk to the supervisor. Not to mention she was holding on the steering wheel on protesting on getting out of the car. She was better off just signing the ticket. I don't feel sorry for her.
is there a law in Washington that you must sign traffic tickets? She's guilty of two things: not cooperating and speeding in school zone (32 in 20 is not a big deal). It's hardly worth tasing someone. I think the cop(s?) was just badge heavy. I'm sure cops dealt with these problems 20 years ago without having to tase people
Remember this one? [video=youtube;BpVFE_1WS7A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpVFE_1WS7A[/video] Sign the ticket you dumb bitch!
She refused to cooperate. The supervisor authorized her arrest. She refused to exit her vehicle and kept a tight grip on her steering wheel. Obviously they were within their rights to insist she exit the vehicle. Removal of a conscious, unwilling individual from an automobile is a tricky endeavor. Even moreso in the case of one who is 8 months pregnant. I imagine that they actually risked more damage to her and to the fetus if they attempted to physically wrestle her from the vehicle than they did by using the taser.
I understand this. I read the article. Why were they making such a big deal about signing the ticket, they already had her info. I've refused to sign a ticket in North Carolina and the cop said it didn't matter, I was getting the ticket regardless. Is the law different in Washington? You might want to actually read the article if you're going to make statements like this. It said: .
Tasers are for torture, pure and smple. As demonstrated in this case, their use seldom changes the situation. After torturing her and getting their jollies, they still had to wrestle and push her out of the car, knock her down, and cuff her. Forcing her to sign violates the Fifth Amendment anyway.
So? I've refused to cooperate with the police many times. I once forcibly removed a Lake Oswego officer from my vehicle when he tried to climb in and search it illegally after I told him he couldn't. In the scuffle he ended up cutting his forearm rather badly and bled on my upholstery, but I got him out and locked the door. No charges were filed against me and the incident was never mentioned to his superiors as far as I know. Just because they have a badge doesn't make them right, or even good people.
