Filed under: 4th amendment, Checkpoints, Chicago, civil liberties, civil rights, colorado, Denver, DNC, FBI, human rights, New York, North Carolina, Oppression, police brutality, Police State, Protest, Racism, RNC, Taser Guns, US Constitution | Tags: Darryl Turner, Jody Weis, Officer Jerry Dawson, Officer William Cozzi, starbucks, wheelchair beating
This seems to be a frequent occurrence, taser darts to the chest for even 10 seconds could end up in a tragic situation.
Teen Dies After Shot With Taser Gun for 37 seconds
NBC4
July 18, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A teenager died after being hit with a police Taser gun for 37 seconds, and the whole thing was caught on tape by surveillance cameras.
Authorities said that Darryl Turner had been in a confrontation with a supervisor at work at a North Carolina grocery store.
When Officer Jerry Dawson arrived, he fired his Taser gun at the 17-year-old and struck him in the sternum.
“The initial use of the (Taser gun) is not in question,” said Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Chief Ken Miller.
However, for 37 seconds, Dawson continued to use the Taser gun against the teen.
An autopsy revealed that Darryl Turner died of a heart attack, authorities said.
NBC Charlotte affiliate WCNC reported that Dawson was given a five-day suspension for firing the Taser gun too long.
Cop won’t be fired for wheelchair beating
July 19, 2008
The cops can’t fire one of their own for beating a man shackled to a wheelchair.
That’s what a Cook County judge said in a ruling sure to rankle Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis — and please many in the rank and file.
In 2005, Officer William Cozzi was captured on a hospital surveillance camera beating Randle Miles about 10 times. Miles, then 60, was a drunk and unruly stabbing victim.
Cozzi, 51, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery in state court and got 18 months’ probation. The department asked the Chicago Police Board to fire him, but the civilian disciplinary panel decided instead to suspend him last October. The department filed an appeal the following month.
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http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Dayto…_for_demanding_0718.html
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j..Wj1F1OFvX6JgD91TH9HO0
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-taser_witt-web-jul19,0,2201847.story
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