sf wrote:
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> On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:15:56 -0400, blake murphy
> > wrote:
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> > On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:34:07 -0700, sf wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:53:38 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 2010-08-11, sf > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> middle of their public temper tantrums along with noting them being
> > >>> charged and arrested. A little public shame will be good for people
> > >>> like that.
> > >>
> > >> ....as would a bullet to the brain pan.
> > >>
> > > Who's going to do it? No me and certainly not the police. They have
> > > enough trouble as it is. Just look at the Mehserle case.
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BART_Po...of_Oscar_Grant
> >
> > got in trouble? the ****ing cop shot a man in the back who was face down
> > on the station floor. he was lucky to get away with a verdict involuntary
> > manslaughter.
> >
> Have you seen those tasers? They are gun shaped. It was an accident
> waiting to happen. In any case, BART police should not be carrying
> guns IMO. Why do they need guns? To protect the public against fare
> evaders?
I've seen and handled Tazers, and I own several handguns. The law
enforcement market Tazers are more gun shaped than the consumer market
Tazers, but shapes are still only somewhat similar and certainly the
feel in the hand is quite different. A key difference is the grip which
is shorter than that of any service pistol, something you would clearly
feel when only two of your finger s fit on the grip. The bright yellow
color of most of the Tazers used by law enforcement as well as the very
bulky front end of a Tazer are instantly recognizable when acquiring a
sight picture. You can check the 'net for pictures of a Tazer and a
handgun to see the clear difference yourself.
The claim that the officer in question meant to draw the tazer would be
supported or not by their reaction in the seconds following the
shooting. I don't recall the video of the shooting, but it should be
clear if there was a reaction of shock / horror on the officer's part
indicating it was really a mistake.