Why would you taser someone repeatedly for not co-operating? I thought tasers were only for self-defence?

This is a very bad use of a taser gun but only for one reason. The offending party was not offered sufficient notice of what to do prior to the tasing as well as a warning of the consequences of non-compliance with the officer.

What do I mean with that? The officer was supposed to say something along the lines "Sir, please leave the building (or whatever) or I will have to use force" then repeat the above a few more times while increasing the volume of his voice if required. If the offending party continued not to comply then the police officer could potentially use force.

What I don't like here is how trigger happy the officer is, a tase should last a maximum of 5 seconds and should not happen more than a couple of times. Additionally no officer is allowed to carry threats to any member of the public unless that party desides to interfere with an arrest. Additionally, I never saw two elements that worried me a lot:

1. The officer was impolite; You're always expected to use Sir, or Maam and treat them with respect unless there's an immediate threat.

2. I never heard anyone mentioning that this is an arrest. The officers kept asking the offender to stand up without a single mention of the word "arrest".

In all honesty just because it's inside University ground it's simply unacceptable.

In the following video although similar (non-compliance) the officer correctly used his taser gun. He gave proper warning, only used it twice and to prevent a suspect from fleeing.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/vid...

Its all good. Tasers, like all other less lethal law enforcement tools, are tools of compliance. When the police give a law ful order (such as leave a library where you are considered to be trespassing) and you don't, then the police can use force to make it happen. If you choose to not go with the program, the force level increases.

I guess the moral of the story is:

If the police tell you to do something, and you don't like the idea of a taser rider, do it. Oh yeah... and don't break the law!

Using the force continuum, you can be tazered repeatedly. Tazers, like OC and batons, are not only for self defense, but are whats called "compliance tools". They are not lethal, and do not cause long term damage. So with that, a subject who fights the police, and gets tazered, is done as such for defense to start out with, but then the subject needs to be taken into custody. If the subject is still resistive, then another dose from the tazer can be applied to get the subject to comply, to safely arrest or control the subject.

The apsect to this is safety. Safety of the officer, the subject, and others around. If the person behaves in an unsafe manner, and is noncooperative, tazers are used to gain compliance before the subject hurts themself, others or the officer.

Depends on the agencey's policy.

Tazers, like already stated, are often tools used to gain compliance from an individual as well as self defense.

I didn't watch the video, but you'd think someone who got tazed once would be smart enough to do what the cops said before getting tazed again. I hear it hurts like heck. Never been tazed, but I have been pepper sprayed. Same idea.

Bottom line: Do what the cops say at the time and complain to the lawyer/judge later. Saves ya some hurt I'm sure.

I just want to ask if you would prefer to be shot repeatedly for not cooperating? If the guy got tased and still didn't change his attitude, zap him again. Not everyone learns after one try.

Not only do you never get a clear shot of the situation in the video, but from the audio, the guy remains confrontational and refuses to cooperate through the entire ordeal. If he was so intent on leaving the library, as he said, why didn't he just stand up and walk out when they asked him to? Had the officers physically dragged him out and down those stairs I thought I saw through the door, the uproar would have been just as bad because he would have gotten bumped and bruised on the way down.

Non-lethals and regulations variety from state to state. Tasers, mace, and stun weapons are actually not lined below any federal regulation. maximum states enable the carry and utilization of those weapons. what's unhappy is that a number of the main anti-gun places prefer you to get a license to hold a non-deadly device. distinctly unhappy. yet one significant component to recollect is that justification is a component whilst using those gadgets and you're project to criminal costs in case you won't be able to tutor which you mandatory to enforce a sort of weapons. Hitting somebody with a taser gun unecessarily can get you an aggravaed attack fee. you're able to be in the splendid, as in case you had a firearm.

not "getting up" deserves taser? How about non-violent dissent? Let's have tasered all the civil rights workers!!! no vietnam protesters. This is such abuse of power. There were no weapons. Screaming in public and not getting up in public? Hmm. taser most little kids shopping with their moms. Heck, taser mom too.

This was just plain wrong-I'm amazed that people think this is okay. He was tazered 3-4 times-originally because he didn't show his ID. Other students were told by police they would be tazered themselves when they asked for police ID. You can maybe say it's okay for police to tazer(a big maybe) if people don't obey-but you would think there has to be a threat to someone. At least one tazer shot(the 3rd or 4th) was because he wouldn't stand up. I wonder if people bounce right up after being tazered twice.

I watched the tape

the cops told him to get up and leave. He refused.

The kid desered it 100%

Public place, screaming = Possible danger to yourself and/or others. You should have learned this in grade school.