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**Intockatt** · 09-21-2007, 04:42 PM

lol kapplow - those tend to be pretty extreme situations. to my knowledge, the security guards were put on leave, not fired. the difference? no clue.

kenzan - the cops' actions were reasonable sure. but here's the part for me that makes me think - what's the justification for this?

They told him if he did not comply he would be tazed. He escalated the situation by yelling louder and refusing to move - even sitting down. Sure. Did he throw a punch? Did he threaten to become violent? Did he appear to have been drinking such that he could act in an unintional manner other than his default mode of being a jackass? Did he have a weapon? Was there any threat of force that made this situation more than a loud jerk throwing a 21 year old's version of a temper tantrum? No.

So why then did the police decide to escalate the situation by threatening to use electric force when they could have just as easily rolled him over, cuffed him and taken him to jail on creating a public nuisance and resisting an officer?

Personally, I don't see one. But then, can you tell I'm a defense attorney?

09-21-2007, 04:42 PM	#11
Intockatt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 653 Senior Member	lol kapplow - those tend to be pretty extreme situations. to my knowledge, the security guards were put on leave, not fired. the difference? no clue. kenzan - the cops' actions were reasonable sure. but here's the part for me that makes me think - what's the justification for this? They told him if he did not comply he would be tazed. He escalated the situation by yelling louder and refusing to move - even sitting down. Sure. Did he throw a punch? Did he threaten to become violent? Did he appear to have been drinking such that he could act in an unintional manner other than his default mode of being a jackass? Did he have a weapon? Was there any threat of force that made this situation more than a loud jerk throwing a 21 year old's version of a temper tantrum? No. So why then did the police decide to escalate the situation by threatening to use electric force when they could have just as easily rolled him over, cuffed him and taken him to jail on creating a public nuisance and resisting an officer? Personally, I don't see one. But then, can you tell I'm a defense attorney?
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