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Sheriff's Deputy Mistakes Pistol for Taser
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BB Guns
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Post subject: ! Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:43 pm |
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OH?
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Tick Slayer
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:46 pm |
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I should probably point out, in case anyone misunderstood, that it is the suspect's reaction I found hilarious.
The whole issue with the officer is (and should be treated as) very serious. It sounds very much like the kind of thing that could happen if the officer were extremely tired and lacked proper attitude and training. Or he was just really, really annoyed and wanted to shoot someone in the leg. If that's the case, I hope he's quickly ejected from the department and tried in court.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:47 am |
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"He said, `Ow, that hurt. I'm coming down..."
That's a classic!
I'm a little surprised the other deputy(s) or anyone else at the scene didn't notice this guy draw his weapon instead of a taser. I mean, did this guy just decide I'm going to taser this guy sitting in this tree all on his own and draw and shoot in a flash? Simply amazing how these things can happen at all.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:53 am |
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Not sure if it's SOP everywhere or not, but our county deputies are supposed to shout out "Deploying Taser" or something similar when they draw the Taser, to notify the other officers on scene that they are not drawing their guns.
And as reserve officers, we are to follow the same procedure.
The Tasers the deputies carry are dark and smaller vs the big yellow ones the preceeded them (the ones we reserves now carry). It wouldn't be all that easy, especially if it was getting dark out, to tell right off the bat if the weapon was the taser or a pistol.
Add in stress and a little commotion at the scene, and you have a potential problem.
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Andrew Rothman
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:02 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:20 pm |
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I've never been shot with a handgun, rifle or shotgun, but I've been Tasered, and if I recall, I said something akin to OW.
But my version of OW had 4 letters. And none of those letters was an "O" or a "W".
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