2 officers fired after tasering 76 year old man
Submitted by meekandmild on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 15:26
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Two police officers who chased and Tasered a 76-year-old man driving a tractor in a Wyoming town parade have been fired.
Bud Grose, who was shocked five times by Officer Michael Kavenius, welcomed the decision announced Tuesday by the Glenrock Police Department.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922/ap_on_re_us/us_tractor_d...
Original story: Town seethes as cops taser 76 year old man- Near riot
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/105552
Thanks ajwyoming
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Got a taser of your own?
Since they are "non-lethal" and the cops like to taze their friends with it, surely they won't mind if the citizenry gets in on the fun?
Truth exists, and it deserves to be cherished.
Tasering appears to be a
Tasering appears to be a growing retaliation toward anyone...young, old, disabled, healthy, right, wrong...who dares NOT to yield to power hungry bullies. These officers have the same reaction response as all the other ignoble examples of police brutality. It's an ego trip for neanderthals. One can only guess the reason that attracts this type of mentality into the police force in the first place?... For Chrissakes...they can't even direct traffic in a parade without pulling out their arsenal of assault weapons against unarmed citizens. How old are these guys who feel righteous and victimized by their superiors...and call themselves policemen? Surely there are enough people out of work and available who can replace these two characters with more competence than demonstrated here.
Wow, that's pretty bad of
Wow, that's pretty bad of the police. I'm glad to see they were relieved of duty. It doesn't take all that much common sense to know that tazing the man was unnecessary.
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earlier thread
Here's an earlier thread with links to more information about the story, before the police were fired.
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/105552
Thanks
I'll post it
Fired?
They should be arrested
thanks for posting
It's odd that I learned about this story on Daily Paul, rather than on my local public radio station.
It's good to know, though, so thanks for posting.
Abusive bullies need to be fired
WAY more often. Go Wyoming!