[Ammi]

Youtube video

A 75-year-old man suffered a stroke and a burst appendix after he was tasered by police in Idaho Springs, Colorado, while he was in his underwear.

Michael Clark allegedly answered the door of his apartment on 30 May to Nicholas Hanning and another officer from the Idaho Springs Police Department, when they ordered him to drop a sword-like weapon.

Mr Clark, who will reportedly file a lawsuit against the police department in the coming days, put the item on a shelf behind him, and told the officers he would not get on the ground, after they ordered him to do so.

Shortly after that, Mr Hanning aimed and fired his taser at the 75-year-old without warning. Mr Clarke was seen in body camera footage released on Thursday falling backwards and hitting his head. He appeared unconscious.

Mr Hanning and his female colleague, who has not been identified, then dragged Mr Clark from his apartment, and forced him into handcuffs. His lawyer, Sarah Schielke, obtained the footage.

She told The Washington Post she would be filing a lawsuit on behalf of Mr Clark “very soon”, and that her client’s health was declining following the incident, from which he suffered a stroke and burst appendix. He also required weeks of hospital treatment.

“There is this toxic culture of never expecting to be held accountable in police forces,” said Ms Schielke of the footage. “What’s happening is we’re putting cameras on them, and they’re not changing their behaviour or attitude.”

Mr Hanning, who was fired on 15 July after three years with the Idaho Springs Police Department, was charged with third-degree assault. The department’s chief, Nathan Buseck, said the former officer’s actions were “not reflective of the culture of our organisation”.

“People like this should not be police,” Mr Clark added in a statement on Thursday. “What they took from me that day, I can’t put into words. I’m going to do whatever it takes with what little time I have left to stop this from happening to anyone else ever again”.

A neighbour was seen in the body camera footage telling officers that she argued with Mr Clark because he told her to be quiet, although she herself was asleep. The woman also accused the 75-year-old of punching her in the face.

It is not the first time a taser has been used by police against at vulnerable targets, with officers in Port Allen, Louisiana, firing a taser at a 67-year-old man who also needed hospital treatment in March.


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[GiRTh]

Another astonishing moment. I dont know if theres anymore footage but I didnt see the police officers announce they were officers/. So, for me, he had no idea who was at the door and had every right to arm himself. Also, he'd put the sword down so what was the point in the tazer? Someone needs to get fired for this.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-...gA5lPTpSQ5uo-Q

Is anyone aware of this YouTube channel. They deal with police incidents all the time and its fascinating to see cops clearly fishing for a charge to place on a member of the public, cops who dont know the laws they're trying to uphold and cops using aggressive tactics when not needed..

[arista]

Thats America
for you

[ThomasC]

Tey ask him to put it down so he does and they taser him anyway.

GLad the officer has been fired.

[Toy Soldier]

There are really strict rules about taser deployment and age is one of the major risk factors . They're lucky his heart didn't stop.

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Another astonishing moment. I dont know if theres anymore footage but I didnt see the police officers announce they were officers/. So, for me, he had no idea who was at the door and had every right to arm himself. Also, he'd put the sword down so what was the point in the tazer? Someone needs to get fired for this.

1.38 it mentions he has been fired and an assault charge is being pursued.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

There are really strict rules about taser deployment and age is one of the major risk factors . They're lucky his heart didn't stop.



1.38 it mentions he has been fired and an assault charge is being pursued.

I noted that after I posted.

The female officer needs to go too and to the best of my knowledge she hasnt. To drag him out of his own home into the outside is also something that needs to be looked at. What was the point of so much of their actions, both of them?

[Marsh.]

The officer taking the machete down and putting it next to his unconscious body.

[LeatherTrumpet]

10,000,000 interactions per year with the public

It's disgusting that all 10,000,000 don't go perfectly

Booooo

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

10,000,000 interactions per year with the public

It's disgusting that all 10,000,000 don't go perfectly

Booooo

Have you checked out the channel I posted? That guy gets new content every week.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

10,000,000 interactions per year with the public

It's disgusting that all 10,000,000 don't go perfectly

Booooo

Yes, asking the officers to not taser unarmed 75 year olds and not to then fake a scene to make it look like their action was justified when it wasn't is asking for their every interaction to go "perfectly".

Sure, Jan.

[GiRTh]

Youtube video

Another great channel dealing with police encounters.

How can anyone defend this? This isn't' bad apples', this is a tactic.

Cant get my head around the fact that an officer did a PIT manoeuvre for a traffic offence. This person was not suspected of any violent crimes

I was always under the impression that PIT manoeuvres had to be authorised by a supervisor - due to obvious safety concerns - but this officer took the initiative and apparently in the state of Arkansas this is OK.

Really can not believe the way he lectured her after flipping her car.

There are loads of these videos around,

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

10,000,000 interactions per year with the public

It's disgusting that all 10,000,000 don't go perfectly

Booooo

I get what you're saying LT, but we shouldn't be seeing any Police Officer taser a 75 year old who isn't doing anything.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I get what you're saying LT, but we shouldn't be seeing any Police Officer taser a 75 year old who isn't doing anything.

You are correct. And we should not see burglary or rape

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

You are correct. And we should not see burglary or rape

That's true, but as unfair as it may seem The Police are held to a higher standard than ordinary citizens.

The Police are suppose to help innocent people, not attack them.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

That's true, but as unfair as it may seem The Police are held to a higher standard than ordinary citizens.

The Police are suppose to help innocent people, not attack them.

Well said, Mock. They are and should be held to a far higher standard if they are responsible for holding the rest of us accountable.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

10,000,000 interactions per year with the public

It's disgusting that all 10,000,000 don't go perfectly

Booooo

There’s literally no argument here that this was a “trying their best but it went wrong” situation. I can almost - ALMOST - see your point when it’s a fast-paced altercation and snap judgements are made that go badly but in this case there were a number of clear decisions made. One being to taser him AFTER he put the weapon down, the other being to alter the scene and then take pictures to try to cover his tracks. The latter alone should be enough for him to be fired. That’s not an interaction gone wrong, that’s a conscious decision to be dishonest.

[Nicky91]

poor guy



another disgusting act by those rubbish police force

[Ammi]

…it’s so unbelievable, it’s like watching a basic training video with a big red cross right through…and this is what people who have been trusted with weapons would/should NEVER do and a room full of trainees would be watching and thinking…well yeah, that’s pretty obvious, though….do they need to show us that, that that is the absolute NO way of approaching….?…..we would expect and hope that officers in training would have those basics, though…that they would have a foundation of basic ‘serve and protect’ instincts that training would build on when their important role involves being trusted with the use of weapons…


…I’ll have a look at that site when I have time, Girth…thank you for that…..

[Ammi]

…I mean, that all was just ‘stage 1’ as well….placing the sword next to the unconscious elderly man to video it there to justify….horrendous actions….