Tasered for Jaywalking (illegal, Christmas, accuse, suspect)

[All American NYC]

Florida police said they followed procedure when they Tasered accused jaywalker Zikomo Peurifoy three times when he refused to provide identification after police stopped him for allegedly jaywalking......."Give me your ID, or you are going to go to jail," an officer can be heard saying after Peurifoy refused several times to turn over identification..

Imagine the outrage if this was done to an illegal alien.

Should Police Taser you for Jay walking & not producing ID?
How come illegals can sue & get away without producing an ID?

[RCCCB]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Imagine the outrage if this was done to an illegal alien.

Should Police Taser you for Jay walking & not producing ID?
How come illegals can sue & get away without producing an ID?

Depending on the level of resistance even that could be justified.
Was the jay walking person acting strange and aggressive?

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Imagine the outrage if this was done to an illegal alien.

Should Police Taser you for Jay walking & not producing ID?
How come illegals can sue & get away without producing an ID?

How many times do we have to say, "When the police say "Stop!", you stop. When they say show ID, you show ID.

How hard is that?

[faeryedark]

LoL! I rarely ever have my I.D. on me when I'm walking so i guess the cops can suck wind on that...as for stopping, maybe, once I've finished crossing the street

[Ferd]

so the guy was not tazered for jaywalking... he was tazered for not complying with the request by the police and (I assume not being cooperative....

That being said, what is the law on providing police with identification?

(I am strongly of the opinion that stupid people should be tazed. Not for being stupid but for doing stupid stuff)

[bellhead]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

How many times do we have to say, "When the police say "Stop!", you stop. When they say show ID, you show ID.

How hard is that?

Huh,

When I travel back in time to Nazi Germany...

You do not have to show an ID to police unless you are acting in a suspicious manner. Terry vs. Ohio

Terry v. Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As of February 2011, there is no U.S. federal law requiring that an individual identify himself during a Terry stop, but Hiibel held that states may enact such laws, provided the law requires the officer to have reasonable and articulable suspicion of criminal involvement,[20] and 24 states have done so.[21] The opinion in Hiibel implied that persons detained by police in jurisdictions with constitutional[22] “stop and identify” laws listed are obligated to identify themselves,[23] and that persons detained in other jurisdictions are not.[24] The issue may not be that simple, however, for several reasons:

The wording of “stop and identify” laws varies considerably from state to state.
Noncompliance with a “stop and identify” law that does not explicitly impose a penalty may constitute violation of another law, such as one to the effect of “resisting, obstructing, or delaying a peace officer”.
State courts have made varying interpretations of both “stop and identify” and “obstructing” laws.

[Ferd]

dude should be tased for being named Zikomo

[Ferd]

saw the video. they should have tased sooner.

[Cavaturaccioli]

Originally Posted by faeryedark

LoL! I rarely ever have my I.D. on me when I'm walking so i guess the cops can suck wind on that...as for stopping, maybe, once I've finished crossing the street

Well, do that in Florida and they'll light you up like a Christmas tree.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Cavaturaccioli

Well, do that in Florida and they'll light you up like a Christmas tree.

I suspect, if you told the police officer that you didnt have identification on you but were compliant and and told the officer who you were, the result would be far less....interesting....