Blind man tasered by Police ...

The Police Federation (that's the unofficial Police Union to you and me) want MORE officers to have tasers, not less.

And I ask those who jumped on the tabloid band wagon a few weeks ago demanding that all police officers be armed - what if this twit was carrying a gun and not a taser?

If you live in England and Wales, get out there and vote for your PCC on 15th November. At least then you will have an elected numnut to send your complaints to when you want to question what the police do.

 

There's another angle to all this that has so far been overlooked.

The coppers were out looking for someone carrying a 'samurai sword' (I presume they mean a katana, which is the specific type of sword most people call a samurai sword, despite that samurai carried different types of sword, in much the same was as there is no such thing as, for example, a 'commando gun').

The thing is, granted any 2ft plus metal bar with an edge is a potentially dangerous weapon, I don't get why people consider a 'samurai sword' as more scary than, say, a billhook, or even a machete.

If you see a 'samurai sword' in the UK, almost certainly it is a replica. Most probably a cheap ornamental one at that. That means its likely to be chrome plated brass. Dangerous, yes, but will bend or snap easily and has virtually no weight behind it. What if I was seen carrying my run of the mill digging spade around? That's heavier, is made of actual steel, is not going to bend or snap when it meets something with force.

My point is, there seems to be a mild spot of hysteria in this case. Its like the situation was dealt with a cartoony, media sort of way rather than looking objectively at ALL the cold, hard facts, and that to me is a worry, when coppers are allowed to start tasering or even shooting based on an incomplete and/or biased assessment of a situation.

 

Armandii, I agree with what you said. I was going to click like but I don't want want people to think I like that some woman got decapitated with a spade. It does kind of support my point though, that lots of things can be a lethal weapon, but certain things are taken more seriously than others.

 

If the person was standing holding the "weapon" and coming threateningly forward then yes Tazer, but an old man lying on the ground shouting I am blind IS beyond belief

If the man was lying prone on the ground with what appeared to be some sort of weapon, then the tazer was maybe appropriate as per that Newcastle maniac rowal?

It seems to have gone all quiet

Jack McH

 

Just goes to show that the employers and the unions can work together sometimes!

 

Maybe they all say that, though, they know every trick in the book. There's a lot of complete scallies about, after all, and it's the police that have to deal with them.

Bet the officer feels like a complete prat, but I'd like to know their side of the story - but we never do, though.

 

has anyone seen any official statement regarding this ?