tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post1092948255297949588..comments2011-04-06T16:51:57.383-04:00Comments on Today's Rant by Jenn Geiss: Necessary Force?Today's Ranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115206942043185521noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post-24767357737157193032008-09-25T11:34:00.000-04:002008-09-25T11:34:00.000-04:00And the horror continues...http://wcbstv.com/topst...And the horror continues...<BR/>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/taser.death.nypd.2.825077.htmlToday's Ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115206942043185521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post-61696702479017189242007-11-29T10:03:00.000-05:002007-11-29T10:03:00.000-05:00Out of Control!!! Officer in Utah tasering an una...Out of Control!!! Officer in Utah tasering an unarmed motorist.<BR/><BR/>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/22/national/main3534130.shtmlToday's Ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115206942043185521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post-88371996858807540892007-11-29T09:52:00.000-05:002007-11-29T09:52:00.000-05:00U.N.: Tasers Are A Form Of Torture:http://www.cbsn...U.N.: Tasers Are A Form Of Torture:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/25/national/main3537803.shtmlToday's Ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115206942043185521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post-85681590055843251052007-11-27T22:35:00.000-05:002007-11-27T22:35:00.000-05:00Ayn Rand - interesting quotes. Meanwhile, I agree ...Ayn Rand - interesting quotes. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I agree that the use of a taser gun was extremely inappropriate. I also believe that is some cases, our government has overextended itself in affairs where a law enforcement body should not be. <BR/><BR/>If this man really was a disturbance to the public...why wasn't he just escorted out by the police? Was physically restraining this man really necessary? Or was 'a law abiding body' trying to quiet a citizen's 1st amendment right?<BR/><BR/>I'd also like to know if John Kerry commented on this incident.Royal Tenenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01172338719023295467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post-78664077947345874752007-10-15T16:33:00.000-04:002007-10-15T16:33:00.000-04:00NewsJournal, 10/14/2007..."Police Brutality: A Lif...NewsJournal, 10/14/2007..."Police Brutality: A Lifelong Learning Process," written for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Earl C. Johns lays out a grim picture of police brutality that goes beyond the proverbial few "bad apples," and analyzes what makes officers overract. Johns, a graduate of the FBI National Academy who served in every division of the Kissimmee Police Department, reports that an us-vs.-them mentality teaches officers to see their role in the community as in a war zone...not enough emphasis is placed on police techniques...the problem is the mindset behind Taser use-the mindset that excuses brutality as public protection."Today's Ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115206942043185521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post-46432459568181649432007-10-09T20:29:00.000-04:002007-10-09T20:29:00.000-04:00So called non-lethal weapons are an opportunity fo...So called non-lethal weapons are an opportunity for people to inflict pain and force submission of others, justified or not. It is the technological version of the spear or the whip. Before taser tech, Police would use psychology and indirect force to subdue hostile yet non-threatening offenders, far more often than drawing weapons or using physical contact. When I was a child, we often played cops and robbers. I would simply shout, STOP IN THE NAME OF THE LAW! Not ZAP!!! STOP RESISTING!! The perception of the police by the general populace as a benevolent society of law keepers and servants of the public, is degenerating into a vision of hired thugs who are in the news, brutalizing people who may only be 1st time offenders (read as: made a mistake). Not everyone who is tasered, battoned or even shot is guilty of a pain worthy crime, and that scares people. Two quotes follow:<BR/><BR/>"A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims."<BR/>Ayn Rand <BR/><BR/><BR/>"The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."<BR/>Ayn RandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post-89334205680067495372007-10-09T02:42:00.000-04:002007-10-09T02:42:00.000-04:00The police need training to learn how to treat peo...The police need training to learn how to treat people with decency and kindness instead of force and restraints.<BR/>For sure, the procedures need to be reviewed to figure out when and how force should be used.<BR/>The world is facing severe problem of LACK OF COMPASSION. I wonder whether humanity is moving forward or backward sometimes.<BR/>Keep up the good work Jenny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19519162.post-74910182118198924692007-10-08T15:40:00.000-04:002007-10-08T15:40:00.000-04:00People stood by because they didn't want to be sho...People stood by because they didn't want to be shot or killed and could not afford it legally . I know I would voice my opinion but I would really have to fight myself to not get involved in something like that. $$ wise I can't afford to fight a police agency and I really want to keep my job and my way of life. I have a little too much to lose. I mean if they taser someone for talking what are they going to do to me if I fight back for him. They would shoot and kill me. I respect the law but when Law Enforcement pays less then a manager at a fast food place the more intelligent officers become detectives or work in the CSI areas and then the "aggressive" officers take the street jobs. Better training for law enforcement would create better judmentment when dealing with the a drunk mother,a college student and a drug dealer . Seems like all the beer belly lazy cops need to be re-trained to understand their jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com