The mis-use of tasers is recurring theme here at SayUncle. Here’s another instance:

When a Rochester police officer arrested a man more than two and a half years ago, he thought he fired his taser gun.

But he didn’t, he actually shot the man with a .40 caliber pistol.

Now, that man, a 34-year-old refugee from Sudan, is suing the city of Rochester and three of it’s police officers for $2 million.

Obligatory Blog-jeering at the press’s Editorial Superiority:

Bennett says the taser is much lighter than the glock, has a different style trigger, a different safety, and a laser site.

It’s “Glock” with a big “G” and “sight” as in “lookie lookie.” Kthxdrvthru.

The constitutional question is key, because Atak’s lawsuit claims officers violated his civil rights, namely his 4th amendment protection against unreasonable seizure, by using deadly force without authorization.

A question for the lawyers in the audience: is that the usual legal argument when one sues the police in these circumstances? If there is a “usual,” that is.

UPDATE: In the comments, SayUncle suggests that “GLOCK” is all-caps. Mea culpa.

Posted in uncategorized on May 28th, 2005 by Thibodeaux | RSS 2.0 |