Our Police State - Shut Up Or Get Tased

Use of Taser on disruptive store customer questioned

In a report police are required to prepare after deploying their Tasers, Officer Claudia Wright said she used her weapon on Beeland because the woman was "verbally profane, abusive, loud and irate." Beeland pointed her finger "towards my face" and was waving her arms, the officer wrote.

But is that against the law? And is yelling at a cop considered enough resistance to merit the use of a Taser?

According to an American Civil Liberties Union representative in Orlando, yelling at a police officer and even cussing one out is constitutionally protected speech. And both the ACLU and Amnesty International USA say this incident likely could have been handled differently, adding that Taser use has become too casual and too common among police officers.

Police Chief Mike Chitwood said if a Taser had not been available, his officer likely would have used other weapons to subdue Beeland.

"I was never raised on Tasers," the chief said. "I used nightsticks and slapjacks."

The chief said Wright initially approached Beeland under the assumption a credit card had been stolen. In the end, it was determined Beeland was using her own card and had committed no crime.

Why does it seem that so many of these situation result in charges against the “tasee” that relate only to their interaction with the police, this woman was guilty of nothing, yet because she vocally defends herself within a minute she is tased, great police work, it’s all about “protect and serve”.

No wonder the officer was quick to tase based on the leadership she must be getting from the Neanderthal that is Police Chief Mike Chitwood.

**Update - I just watched the video from Best Buy.....if ever an officer should be fired this is the case, what the hell was that about, the woman was clearly not threating the officer but backing away the entire time.

And the tasee faces the charges related to the incident, including disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. There clearly should be assault charges filed against the officer.