[quote]countingbeans wrote:
Big_Boss wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
I assume you do something like this for a living,(I believe I read what you do at one point, but I don’t fully remember), because you seem to know wtf your talking about.
I was corrections officer and book-in jailer for total of 10 years. I was TASER certified back in 2004…have the scars to show it.
My question is why they were that patient in the beginning, and if that might have provoked the naked loon to be such a douche? I mean the one cop was letting him slap his shoulder in the beginning. That would be the last thing I would expect to be tolerated. I’ve seen people be verbally warned while the officer reached for his stick for less.
I know the loon was wasted on some serious drugs, but do you think if they were less “nice” to him in the beginning the situation would have been completely different?
Well,it depends on the individual officer for what they will tolerate…short of being assaulted,of course. Its typical not to sweat small stuff like that if it means being focused on the bigger issue of keeping this guy calm and “comfortable.” Especially if he’s not being violent. And as for the situation being different if they were less nice…its a 50/50 chance. In this instance…I seriously doubt it. The guy had his mind made up that he wasn’t covering up.
And, does anyone know if police officers need to take “continuing education”? Like some sort of physiology or sociology, human behavior courses/lectures or whatever? Or would that not help the job?
ALL THE FUCKING TIME. You will lose your certification if you don’t meet required amount of continued education hours…at least in TX. You also attend “in-service” training every 2 years or so…depending on your specific job. This is basically for keeping training and certification up to date.
I’ve taken classes for drug recognition…drug behavior…suicide…dealing with mental diseases,etc. I’ve been involved in numerous situations that made me thankful for taking those classes. Every little bit helps in law enforcement/corrections.
And now for an unwarranted…out of the blue…who gives a shit story about first time using a taser:
We had a guy brought in by an officer…it was for resisting arrest and something else. Can’t remember. Anyways,when the officer brings him through sallyport into the jail…the guy says he’s going to fight if we get handcuffs off. If…we get them off. So he then refuses to let us get handcuffs off. I go to “assist” arresting officer with removing handcuffs,right? The guy stands up and tries to get away…I grab him by the chain of handcuffs and trip him. He goes to his knees…so I think I have the situation under control. Keep in mind the arresting officer is there as well.
Even after that,I guess I didn’t have a good grip on both cuffs as I go to remove them…a mental fuck up. I get one cuff off and as I go to unlock the other,he jerks lose and simultaneously gets to his feet and spins arm around with a handcuff on his wrist. I lean back as the handcuff barely misses the bridge of my nose. That shit was close. Now the guy has a weapon. So what does the arresting officer do? He backs away to the sallyport door…and leaves…motherfucker. (Officers tend to not get involved with happens in the jail).
I ask the guy to chill out and let me get the handcuff off. He says " You want them…come get them,nger." I’m like ok…then I hear thunder and see a flash of yellow and a twinge on my hip. Thank you,Zeus. Time to ride the lightning. I take a step back…draw my taser…and put the red dot on his chest. The guys says " Shoot me,nger…Shoot me,n…******ARRGGGGHHH! I shot him…he drops like panties.
He immediately says…“Ok…Ok…I’m done. Don’t shoot me again.” All is good…got handcuffs…put him in the holding cell. Later on he apologizes…and tells me “That taser is no joke man…I thought I was dying…hahaha…n**ger.” :-\
Thanks for the response.
And I’m not sure there is a TASER story that wouldn’t be funny to someone that has never been hit with one. Ignorance is bliss in this instance. Because I highly doubt it’s funny getting hit with one.
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It sucks…I’ve had to get re-certified twice…which means I’ve been tasered three times. I’d rather get pepper sprayed and beaten if I had a choice.