Cop Protects and Serves an Innocent 17 Year Old Into a Coma

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/...lly-induced-coma-after-cop-uses-taser-on-him/

The FBI is investigating the police department in Independence, Missouri for alleged use of excessive force following an incident that resulted in a 17-year-old boy requiring a medically-induced coma to help treat injuries to his brain, KCTV-TV reported.

17-year-old Bryce Masters is listed in critical condition following his encounter with Officer Tim Runnels on Sunday, during which Runnels used a Taser on the teen. One witness, Curtis Martes, told KCTV that Runnels approached Masters’ vehicle after pulling him over and asked him to roll his window down. However, Martes said, Masters’ window did not work properly, stopping him from following the order.
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This was a cops kid, so I imagine that heads are going to roll on this, which is a start. But until the police start facing consequences for treating the average citizen like this, nothing is really going to change.
 
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I am done with cops using excessive force and violating the law.

And I don't care what their unions say.

Every one of them should have video on them 100% of the time while on duty, and disabling that should be a felony.
 
My skeptic sense is tingling with the expectation of the cops side.
 
BenBurch said:
Every one of them should have video on them 100% of the time while on duty, and disabling that should be a felony.
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Yep. And the video feed should be assessable on a publicly available website.
 
BenBurch said:
Or at least viewable in person. I can foresee privacy issues with it all being online.
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I don't think cops or elected officials are entitled to privacy. Especially on the job. Giving up privacy for public transparency and accountability should be one of the trade-offs of having power and the privileges that come with it.
 
GWCarver said:
So, the cop lit up the kid with a taser and damaged his brain somehow because his window wouldn't roll down? I'm not buying it. There is clearly something missing.[/url]
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He got brain damage from hitting his head on the concrete.
 
Tony said:
I don't think cops or elected officials are entitled to privacy. Especially on the job. Giving up privacy for public transparency and accountability should be one of the trade-offs of having power and the privileges that come with it.
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this is true, but I'm not sure I want my life accessible on-line every-time I come within view of a cop. I agree it's a good thing to keep cops honest, but do you really want to effectively turn every cop in to a free-roaming surveillance camera accessible by everyone?

I'm not honestly sure where I'd stand if I lived in the States, but it's a legitimate argument.
 
Tony said:
I don't think cops or elected officials are entitled to privacy. Especially on the job. Giving up privacy for public transparency and accountability should be one of the trade-offs of having power and the privileges that come with it.
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How about in the bathroom?
 
Tony said:
He got brain damage from hitting his head on the concrete.
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From the link above (my bold):

Another witness, Michelle Baker, said she thought Masters’ head hit the concrete during the altercation.
 
Does this thing happen more in the US than in other western democracies?

It certainly seems to, but both the US media and the soon to be former JREF both report heavily on this sort of thing so my perception may be miles off.
 
The article I read this morning said the brain injury was not from hitting his head, but from oxygen deprivation from a heart issue caused by the tasering. It noted that the electrodes landed several inches apart on either side of his heart, which is a dangerous place for electrical current. The same article also claimed the kid got out of the car and got physical with the cop.

Of course we have no way of knowing which version, if either, is accurate, but surely we're learning not to rush to judgment based on the first story to hit the media?
 
TragicMonkey said:
The article I read this morning said the brain injury was not from hitting his head, but from oxygen deprivation from a heart issue caused by the tasering. It noted that the electrodes landed several inches apart on either side of his heart, which is a dangerous place for electrical current. The same article also claimed the kid got out of the car and got physical with the cop.

Of course we have no way of knowing which version, if either, is accurate, but surely we're learning not to rush to judgment based on the first story to hit the media?
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What is this? A skeptics forum? ?
 
TragicMonkey said:
The article I read this morning said the brain injury was not from hitting his head, but from oxygen deprivation from a heart issue caused by the tasering. It noted that the electrodes landed several inches apart on either side of his heart, which is a dangerous place for electrical current. The same article also claimed the kid got out of the car and got physical with the cop.

Of course we have no way of knowing which version, if either, is accurate, but surely we're learning not to rush to judgment based on the first story to hit the media?
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Hi, I'm Pi. You must be new here...
 
From the article:

"police said Masters [..] was being “completely uncooperative,” forcing Runnels to defend himself."

LOL. Attacking someone for being uncooperative is self defense?

BenBurch said:
I am done with cops using excessive force and violating the law.

And I don't care what their unions say.

Every one of them should have video on them 100% of the time while on duty, and disabling that should be a felony.
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I'm inclined to agree, but just because they are caught on video doesn't mean they'll face legal consequences. Still, it would be a step in the right direction if logistically feasible.

GWCarver said:
So, the cop lit up the kid with a taser and damaged his brain somehow because his window wouldn't roll down? I'm not buying it. There is clearly something missing.
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Agreed, I'm sure more will come out.
 
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