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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Atlanta police chief resigns [View all]JackintheGreen
(2,036 posts)71. Wrong
Police in Georgia can only use deadly force if the suspect possesses a deadly weapon (not a taser) or poses an immediate threat of serious injury (again, not a taser)
Or
The suspect is believed to have committed a crime involving inflicting or threatenting serious injury (not being asleep drunk in a car blocking traffic)
Use of force was not justified by GAs own regs.
Of course, they will argue that a taser does pose an immediate threat of serious injury against a cop, even though it is only a non-lethal weapon of subdual when used against a civilian.
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The GBI is setting the stage to let this cop walk. I just watched the video they released
tulipsandroses
Jun 2020
#4
So who should be responding to calls involving a drunk and possibly violent person? N/T
Jedi Guy
Jun 2020
#15
People that are trained and experienced with dealing mental health and substance abuse issues
tulipsandroses
Jun 2020
#18
So if a mental health crisis team responded, there would be no tasers in the first place
tulipsandroses
Jun 2020
#42
So you do your clinical work in Wendy's parking lots in the middle of the night?
Jedi Guy
Jun 2020
#29
I work in an outpatient clinic currently. I previously worked inpatient detox, and inpatient
tulipsandroses
Jun 2020
#45
Yes, they would. After officers were on scene and had determined it was safe for them.
Jedi Guy
Jun 2020
#53
Crisis teams responding instead of police is already successful in some cities and countries.
tulipsandroses
Jun 2020
#59
Speaking as a former police dispatcher, mental health/crisis units don't go until a scene is secure.
Jedi Guy
Jun 2020
#31
And had already been fired based on the cops statement that he turn and fired the tasers.
usaf-vet
Jun 2020
#95
Do you know for a fact that they didn't talk to him and offer an alternative solution?
Jedi Guy
Jun 2020
#28
Why automatically assume he's a criminal? He was committing no crime when they came.
SunSeeker
Jun 2020
#33
I'm not justifying anything. I'm simply not willing to automatically condemn the cops.
Jedi Guy
Jun 2020
#54
It may be a free country for you, but black men don't seem to enjoy the same freedom.
SunSeeker
Jun 2020
#73
I worked with violent people with developmental disabilities where police were called.
pazzyanne
Jun 2020
#36
That situation works fine when you know who you're dealing with and what their issue is.
Jedi Guy
Jun 2020
#39
HE WAS ASLEEP IN HIS CAR. He was not "acting erratically" nor "alarming" anyone.
SunSeeker
Jun 2020
#48
Until the drunk guy gets into another car and kills someone. Then the city gets sued.
oldsoftie
Jun 2020
#38
Would have been a good time for a chokehold so he never got up off the ground, oh wait...
Baclava
Jun 2020
#16
Hand a combative drunk over to an Uber driver? I don't think that will work. nt
JustABozoOnThisBus
Jun 2020
#87
and here's the end of the chase video, 28:30 mark, guy turns and fires taser then is shot
Baclava
Jun 2020
#7
Medics dont go in until the scene is safe, you want social workers to get their asses beat first?
Baclava
Jun 2020
#35
Tazing is nonlethal force. He was running away. And obviously shot the tazer to keep them back.
SunSeeker
Jun 2020
#72
Protesters now blocking/shutting down I-75 in Atlanta, teargas and flashbangs at Wendys
Baclava
Jun 2020
#62
The CNN crewmembers themselves were not attacked, just some protestors broke their camera.
SunSeeker
Jun 2020
#80
Having seen and studied all the videos and reports that have been coming over the last couple of
TristanIsolde
Jun 2020
#88
Or maybe he was an impaired black man absolutely terrified of being put into handcuffs
StarfishSaver
Jun 2020
#91