North Wales cops taser 89 year-old man 'to protect him'.
cardiff anarchist network | 16.02.2009 16:57
Trigger-happy north Wales police fired 50,000 volts in to an 89 year-old man after he'd absconded from a care home in a confused and vulnerable state. A police spokesperson said: "the specially trained officers made the judgement, in order to protect the life of the man, that the use of Taser was the safest and most appropriate option."
The unidentified man from north Wales had recently been admitted to a care home, but had tried to leave on a couple of occasions. And it was after he'd left the care home in a confused state that the trigger-happy cops fired 50,000 volts in to the pensioner.The man's nephew said his uncle had been fit until about a year ago, but then had deteriorated and found it difficult to cope.
The man's sister said she was lodging a complaint because she thought it was a "diabolical way to treat an old man".
And the response from north Wales cops: "the specially trained officers made the judgement, in order to protect the life of the man, that the use of Taser was the safest and most appropriate option."
We wonder when the first death by taser will happen in Wales. And when the first fatality does occur (there have been nearly 350 deaths in the US since tasers were introduced in 2001) we're in no doubt that the cops will trot out the same bullsh*t. No wonder complaints against the police are going up!
The man's sister said she was lodging a complaint because she thought it was a "diabolical way to treat an old man".
And the response from north Wales cops: "the specially trained officers made the judgement, in order to protect the life of the man, that the use of Taser was the safest and most appropriate option."
We wonder when the first death by taser will happen in Wales. And when the first fatality does occur (there have been nearly 350 deaths in the US since tasers were introduced in 2001) we're in no doubt that the cops will trot out the same bullsh*t. No wonder complaints against the police are going up!
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