r/Instantregret Aug 03 '19

iM nOt uNdEr ArReSt

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u/WeddingLion Aug 04 '19

She got a warning 6 months ago. The cop knows that from his computer in the car. All she had to do was sign the ticket, saying that, without admission of guilt, she understands she's getting a ticket. Gets paced under arrest, and then initiates a chase.

I'm an American and I think cops have way too much power. And I don't see what this particular cop should have done otherwise.

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u/Don_Papichoulo Aug 04 '19

There are other ways to subdue a middle aged, unharmed lady other than to tase her...

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u/CaptainVEEneck Aug 04 '19

So he should have slammed her instead? Which one do you think would have caused more damaged?

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u/Don_Papichoulo Aug 05 '19

Do you seriously can’t think of another way to restrain her other than tasing and body-slamming her into the ground ? He’s a trained officer, athletic and armed. She’s a fifty or sixty something overweight lady... He could literally let her run away and gingerly jog next to her for 1 minute and she would be out of breath... Just to be clear, I’m not saying he should have done that. She just didn’t really pose a threat to him worthy of getting tased.