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dentonrc.com — He doesn ’t remember the epileptic seizure he suffered July 18, 2007, when he was 16. He doesn’t remember fighting to keep from being tied to a stretcher or hitting a paramedic. His brother, Travis Baker, 17, remembers all of it.
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- LZeppelinJ0, on 05/19/2008, -3/+2Don't tase me bro!
- cjwhitaker, on 05/20/2008, -1/+2That's a little heavy-handed...
- ninetwosix, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2And unfortunately, not all that uncommon. Most law enforcement personnel lack the training required to tell the difference between an epileptic event and this type of behavior from other causes, and most jurisdictions see little or no reason to preemptively provide that training. A taser in the hands of a well prepared and educated police officer is a useful tool, but a taser in the hands of someone with a set of preconceived assumptions about the situation is another matter entirely.
- jimbabb, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1"To serve and protect" my ass!
- jimbabb, on 05/20/2008, -0/+2It might be easy for some to explain away these incidents as isolated bad apples, but what happens after an event tells a different story. There are usually no criminal charges filed, they don't even lose their jobs. Occasionally, they get paid leave (vacation) as "punishment".
If most cops are "good", why don't they beat the crap out of the ones that make them all look like jack-boot thugs? Why don't they expel the bad apples? - CryRightardCry, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Yay Denton, the Home of Happiness!
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