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Federal Appeals Court Rules TASER Incident “Excessive Force”

by Brian A. Wilkins
01/03/2010 (links updated December 10, 2018)

ORIGINAL LINK: http://blog.operation-nation.com/2010/01/03/federal-appeals-court-rules-taser-incident-excessive-force.aspx

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Pay attention police thugs: an American who is distraught after you pull them over for a seatbelt violation cannot be subject to TASERs. Though a “reasonable” cop should know this is common sense, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. District Court judge’s decision Monday, making TASERs “excessive force” under the Fourth Amendment in certain situations.

This case began back in the summer of 2005 when Mr. Carl Bryan, who was 21-years-old at the time, was pulled over by police twice in a … Read Entire Article