TASERED IN 23 SECONDS!!!!!!!!!! RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the video of Mr. Derrick, a motorist tasered by police from the Columbia Missouri police department after 23 seconds!! He was stopped for allegedly having no front license plate. He was tasered 23 seconds later. He asked why he was stopped - the policeman responded that he had no license (false - it was in the police officer's hand). The policeman signalled that he smelled marijuana (touched his nose - the other officer shook his head, indicating that he did not smell marijuana. Mr. Derrick was tasered, beaten, maced and arrested. Why? Resisting Arrest!!!!! His lawyer is filing suit and would appreciate your comments at sam.trapp@trapplaw.biz.

I am cadilac's attorney. This will be the only post I make. Just to get the ball rolling - I enjoy your commentary and am quite interested in the current "get rid of the taser issue.".

What if.........

The license plate was in the front window because the placeholder recently fell off?

Cadilac was pulled over by the same two officers several weeks before and arrested for having a warrant for his arrest when he had no warrant, was taken to the police station for booking, and then was released?

Cadilac was wondering why the officer would tell him he has no license, when his license was in the officer's hand?

Cadilac has no prior record except a high school altercation with another student?

There was no weapon or contraband of any kind discovered in the resulting search of the vehicle?

The policy of the CPD requires you to yell "Taser! Taser! Taser!" before deploying the taser?

--- My only comments on this blog will be as follows: I want to support good, tough police work. Unfortunately, 100% of the officers do not behave properly 100% of the time. We cannot be so foolish as to believe that everyone with a badge deserves to wear it. I have no doubt that these two officers are good people. I just question whether they have the objectivity and wisdom to wield the awesome power of the state without getting their feelings hurt. Officers should go out of their way to be the good guys, with good motives. If they wish to presume that every peson they deal with in their job is a "bad guy," fine. But they should go out of their way to de-escalate the already tense atmosphere of being stopped by the police, not escalate hostilities.

I believe the taser should NEVER be used to gain compliance. It should be used as a defensive weapon only. These are my beliefs and reasonable minds may disagree. John Stuart Mill opined that a persons liberty extends as far as that person wants it to, limited only when it bumps up against the liberty of another citizen. The duty of the State (in this case the police) is to step in when one persons liberty interferes with the liberty of another. Not to create another conflict.

We as citizens SHOULD question state actions that seem unreasonable. Thomas Jefferson stated that a little revolution is a good thing. It is. If the officers had treated Cadilac with a very small amount of respect, I believe they would have received it in return.

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[ReddSept]

1) Getting tased is not that bad; 2) Just do what the cops tell you, even if they're wrong.

congrats, this is the dumbest thing I have ever read on YouTube, and thats saying a lot. You actually have a social obligation to disobey unconstitutional orders and not be a coward. The cop in this video is a bully and a coward, he has no place in LE.

[fred bassong]

Did the police actually tase him? I thought the black guy saw the sign 'now hiring' in the store window and had a panic attack

[Rexter retxeR]

you are a retard, son

your way of typing tells me that you feel homesafe as fuck in your country.

try moving to corupt countries, you pussy

[debbi gaddy]

i personally know "mr. derrick" he isnt the perfect citizen his attorney makes him out to be hes my dtrs on an off again boyfriend they have a baby girl together he beat my dtr while she was pregnant with their baby cheated on her an caused her to lose everything she had sooo he more than likely deserved what he got all i got to say on that

[sckarekrow]

@wiseoldsnail You don't know why the car was stopped. Did you run the plate? Did the gentleman in question have an outstanding warrant?

[Jack Regan]

He was obviously not complying. This is what happens when you don't do as your told. Justified, Police were just doing their job. And as for that woman running around shouting...

[maxk1229]

So, you refuse a lawful order to get out of a vehicle, and become verbally aggressive to someone who faces risks none of you keyboard warriors would ever understand, and you think this is a bad outcome? yeah, not quite

[12pope]

See obama not doing a damn thing everybody hates bush but his justice department got convictions.

[12pope]

nobody needs cops but the weak fucks like yourself, bitch! Go call them now since some guy on the internet call you names.

[Phu Que]

Next time follow instructions instead of arguing then running away like a wild animal.