Also, I now know to lay down on the ground when an officer pulls out a taser. Falling out of control from a standing position looks like it could easily result in broken bones and/or a head injury.

Eventually, a pregnant woman is going to get tasered – I wonder if that makes the taser manufacturers sweat a little?

I seem to recall somewhere (another post) JT saying that it is NOT illegal for someone pulled over to NOT sign the ticket.

Will the remedial communications training Trooper Gardner participated in instruct when the taser ride is warranted?

The Supreme Court has defined the “objective reasonableness” standard as a balance between the rights of the person being arrested and the government interests that allow the use of force.

As rafflaw points out darn hard to balance the use of deadly force (we know tasers kill)when behaving stupid at a traffic stop.

It is. You can be placed under arrest for not signing the ticket. He didnt sign the ticket, he was under arrest, he did not comply to the police officer’s orders. He was tased and not seriously hurt. OMG POLICE BRUTALITY PREGNANT BABY THINK OF THE CHILDREN.

Do you think that the state of Utah does as extensive of a mental health evaluation as the CIA or most DOJ’s? It does not appear that this Officer has been trained so well.

You should submit your application to the UHP.

Quote:

[ "What procedures must the police follow while making an arrest?

The police do not have to tell you the crime for which they are arresting you, though they probably will. They are not permitted to use excessive force or brutality when arresting you. If you resist arrest or act violently, however, the police are allowed to use reasonable force to make the arrest or keep you from injuring yourself.

While the police are arresting you, they might read you your Miranda rights. However, they do not have to read you these rights if they do not intend to interrogate you." ]

http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/criminal/arrest_procedures.html

“UHP Sgt. Jeff Nigbur said in a telephone interview Monday evening that the agency had concluded its internal affairs investigation, which confirmed the findings from a preliminary review of the incident that Gardner’s actions were justifiable.”

http://www.vernal.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home_top_stories_news&id=22460-Taser-suit-settles-out-of-court-for–40K&widget=push&instance=home_news_1st_left&article-Taser-suit-settles-out-of-court-for–40K%20=&open=

Google up the Wehrmacht or Himmler’s SS and see what I mean.

Interesting that after “the war” at the Nuremberg Trials, the Waffen-SS was condemned as a criminal organization due to its essential connection to the Nazi Party and its involvement in war crimes, while not being a part of the army.

If correct after WWI Germany was limited to a certain number of army and navy personnel. They used Russia to get around these unreasonable restrictions.

Have things really changed? Blackwater, KBR etc…..

In History the Dutch are touted as being a world power. Is the Dutch Empire the equivalent of Dell Computers today? They have a presence and you know about them but you just don’t see them around as much?