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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:30 AM Original message |
Police burst into home based on false shooting report, taser deaf man wearing nothing but towel |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. He's wearing nothing but a towel |
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hvn_nbr_2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Lots of people stash guns under their towel when in the bathtub. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. Is that a gun? Or are you happy to see us? nt |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 04:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
44. And clearly has no weapons. Not sure why the taser was necessary. nt |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Some like inflicting this form of torture upon a hapless person? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. Uh huh. What does Williams' lawyer say? |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Let's hope he has one. Hope he can sue. |
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DemGa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. The blue-suits just keep getting more creative...nt |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. At least they apologized. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. It was too hard |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
56. Maybe they didn't have any crack to sprinkle on him |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. Poor Poor Police. |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
60. You know, as someone with a hearing impairment myself, |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
6. Taking Lessons from Bush and Congress |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. How long til the DU TaserPologist Brigade drops by to defend this? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. I was waiting patiently too. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Maybe they've all retired, to spend more time electrically torturing their families? |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. They've been mysteriously silent lately. |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. We're all in the gundeon defending firearms today. |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
8. He's lucky they didn't blow him away then frame him. |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. ah, but if Rudy was President |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 01:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
40. Oh, was he black or something? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 04:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Maybe the police thought he was trying to steal the bathtub |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
51. He had a loaded towel and he was repeatedly snapping it at us!!! nt |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
9. police are out of control. |
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R_M (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. In addition to being deaf, he has to have the horrific.... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
12. Was that a stick of dynamite under his towel or was he glad to see them? |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. You're feeling spunky again |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
14. So, they had time to holster their guns and draw a taser? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. I hope he sues them for every penny he can get |
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R_M (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Police should be personally responsible for their... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
16. See? If EVERYONE had a taser, this wouldn't be a problem. |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. good idea |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
18. Williams should be charged with indecent exposure. |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. They should all be thankful that he was no longer in the bathtub. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. bull fuckin shit... choices were limited. naked but a towel. no imminent danger |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. I don't think their choices are f#cking limited enough. n/t |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. "their choices were limited?" |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. This is the most shameful taser incident in recent memory. |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 04:07 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. i thought the 'asleep inside your home, prone on the sofa' was more shameful |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 08:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. I must have missed that one. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 08:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. I think you should make that sentiment of yours a thread of its own. |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 05:37 AM Response to Reply #54 |
65. well, we had to pray in secret -- sorta. that's pretty bad. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
27. How do you sign "Don't tase me, bro?" |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
28. 5th k&r... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-04-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
29. Going by the victim's name, |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Name, schmame. The fact that he was a victim of police brutality is a fairly reliable indicator... |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
32. kick |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
33. k&r. Incredible. First minutes getting control of a guy in a towel is very important? |
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msedano (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
34. i'll be first to defend the pigs |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 08:46 PM Response to Reply #34 |
55. . |
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Desperadoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
35. refusing to obey their commands to show his hands |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
38. I'd Sue The Police Department So Quickly On This One - Simply Inexcusable! |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
39. Can we outlaw 'em yet? |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 04:12 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. not yet, cuz y'know that'll only leave lethal force left, right? |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
45. Always nice to hear Officer Not-So-Friendly's hard at work...n/t |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Don't we all feel so much safer now. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. They're a menace, I tell you. A menace! n/t |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 09:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
62. Oh, yes, look out, we like to |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
49. We need a forum just for all the crazy taser stories that keep popping up |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
58. Is this him? |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
59. The hells up with you people accusing the police?? |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 03:06 AM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Oh, just give me a fucking BREAK fer chrissakes! |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. They responded to a call that their was possibly a shooting their |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. Utter bullshit. They knew he was no threat to them once they confronted him. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #59 |
70. Cops should be assuming the risk.... |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-07-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #59 |
77. umm - we're INTELLIGENT and have BRAINS for two things |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
61. At least they didn't gun him down, like they did Kathryn Johnson last year |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
63. Why were the police wearing a towel? |
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Domitan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
66. Please click on this video |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
67. Guess he'll be a deaf rich guy. Police are out of control. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
69. Their choices were limited? |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 10:46 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. What did they do before tasers? They shot |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Some shot--good cops used their skills to defuse the situation. |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Knitter, the deaf and hard of hearing |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-07-07 12:01 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. My stepbrother grew up a farmboy. |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
72. They had no choice but to tazer the naked deaf man, in his own home. |
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