“I was protecting myself from the naked deaf guy!”

Daniel Coleman writes: “I’m noting a common thread among all of the taser stories, aside from the brutality and abuse. Notice that any time the victim has some condition that makes the cops look even worse (e.g., pregnancy or being deaf), the department releases some statement to the effect of: “‘Hey, we wish it never happened, but with the information we had at the time, our choices were limited. Do I wish that he / she would have disclosed their condition to us before the action was taken? Certainly. It’s sad that they didn’t announce that they were (pregnant, deaf), … Continue reading “I was protecting myself from the naked deaf guy!”