Man Tazed For 5mph Over

July 07, 2009
Austin, Texas - This man is pulled over for going 70mph in a 65mph zone. The officer quickly escalates because he thinks the person is not getting his papers out quickly enough. Tazers are not toys, and we need to take them away from these children. Everyone seems to be missing the real issue, THE POLICY ITSELF. This incident is just a symptom of a poor policy. The officer was indeed following protocol, but that does not make the protocol correct. This method of "pain compliance" (torture) for minor offenses is a gross misuse of a technology intended as a last resort for saving lives when facing violent individuals in life threatening situations. These devices have simply become tools to force obedience as if we were animals, but even dogs will only be beaten for so long until they bite back.