Monday, August 30, 2010

Being Taser-Stupid costing Tybee, Georgia a fortune

A classic case of police officers replacing brain power with taser stupidity.
... The police officers apparently took Clifford Grevemberg's trouble communicating and emotional response to being handled - hallmarks of autism - as evidence of disorderly conduct, a charge for which the teenager was later cleared. ...
[via TNT]

The consequences just go on and on and on...

Political leaders should take a lesson from Tybee. Allowing tasers without imposing extremely strict restrictions on their use is dumb.

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