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Old 07-13-2010, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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A criminal investigation should be opened for two officers who Tasered and pepper-sprayed a 57-year-old Georgia woman who called police to report a prowler.

Janice Wells, a third-grade teacher, called officers in rural Georgia for help. Instead, she ended up on the ground screaming and crying, begging officers to stop shocking her with the Taser.

Ga. Cops Repeatedly Taser 57-Year-Old Teacher Who Called for Help - BV Black Spin
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:27 PM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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Good Lord
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:32 PM
 
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From the looks of things these officers were WAY out of line.

Having said that, what kind of third-grade teacher talks this way?
"I ain't do nothin'," Wells says between shocks.
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:38 PM
 
Location: On Top
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The pigs lost there jobs, sweet justice ...
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:39 PM
 
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The pigs lost there jobs, sweet justice ...
One of them already has a new one. Maybe both of them by now.
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:40 PM
 
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A criminal investigation should be opened for two officers who Tasered and pepper-sprayed a 57-year-old Georgia woman who called police to report a prowler.

Janice Wells, a third-grade teacher, called officers in rural Georgia for help. Instead, she ended up on the ground screaming and crying, begging officers to stop shocking her with the Taser.

Ga. Cops Repeatedly Taser 57-Year-Old Teacher Who Called for Help - BV Black Spin
Egregious is right. I think there ought to be a law prohibiting an officer who engages in blatant abuse from ever being in law enforcement again. Right up there with gross negligence of doctors losing their license to practice medicine. This world only gets uglier when everyday people can't trust cops. Doesn't surprise me one bit this happened in Georgia. Sad.
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:42 PM
 
Location: texas
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I would like to see the footage from the beginning, of the other officer's arrival. Does not look good though.....
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:49 PM
 
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Personally, I don't think people should sue a company or an organization for the independent actions of its employees.. If you want to sue, then sue the employee... however, its hard to tell what transpired in the video since we are only catching the tail end of the incident but from the actions of the PD, it seems the officer was at fault... if its as bad as it "seems", I think the officers should be charged with assault but I don't know what happened entirely as even the reporter didn't do a good job in reporting what exactly happened...
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:55 PM
 
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Maybe police officers today are trained to know that people get what they deserve, and that the police are there to deliver.
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Old 07-13-2010, 08:57 PM
 
Location: Geneva, IL
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Here's a local article:

2 officers out of jobs in wake of repeated Tasering of woman *| ajc.com

Even more disturbing.
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