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Police subdue spinal injury victim with tasers
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: August 03, 2008 09:02AM
WOW. The funniest part is that the police are saying that their use of tasers should not be questioned.
http://www.9news.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=96860&catid=337
BRANSON, Mo. - A family wants answers about what happened to their son that left him hospitalized. Early Saturday morning, police found Mace Hutchinson, 16, underneath an overpass. Hutchinson ended up in intensive care at a hospital.
His parents believe the actions of Ozark Police officers contributed to his injuries and slowed doctors' abilities to speed his recovery. "We called the police. My wife was afraid he was going to get ran over or hit," said witness Doug Messersmith. Messersmith and his wife were the last known people to see the 16-year-old boy walking, shortly before their phone call to 911.
"He looked a little agitated but, other than that, he didn't look to be falling down drunk or anything like that," said Messersmith. By the time officers arrived, the teen was off the 30-foot overpass, lying on the shoulder below along U.S. 65, with no good explanation as to how he got there.
"According to the doctors, all injuries are consistent with a fall," said his aunt, Samantha.
Mace's dad believes it was just that, a fall, not a jump. The question is: why?
"They tested his system. He was clean of drugs and alcohol. We don't know why unless just being in shock and the whole thing in itself caused him to forget everything," said Hutchinson.
His aunt says he is undergoing major surgery for a broken back and broken heel.
While he was lying on the ground, she wonders why Ozark Police used an electric stun gun on him up to 19 times.
His dad says the use of the stun gun delayed what would have been immediate surgery by two days. "The Tasering increased his white blood cell count and caused him to have a temperature so they could not go into the operation," explained Hutchinson.
"He refused to comply with the officers and so the officers had to deploy their Tasers in order to subdue him. He is making incoherent statements; he's also making statements such as, 'Shoot cops, kill cops,' things like that. So there was cause for concern to the officers," said Ozark Police Capt. Thomas Rousset.
Police say although there are several unanswered questions; the reason for the use of a stun gun is not one of them.
"It's a big concern for the officers to keep this guy out of traffic, to keep him from getting hurt," said Rousset.
http://www.9news.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=96860&catid=337
BRANSON, Mo. - A family wants answers about what happened to their son that left him hospitalized. Early Saturday morning, police found Mace Hutchinson, 16, underneath an overpass. Hutchinson ended up in intensive care at a hospital.
His parents believe the actions of Ozark Police officers contributed to his injuries and slowed doctors' abilities to speed his recovery. "We called the police. My wife was afraid he was going to get ran over or hit," said witness Doug Messersmith. Messersmith and his wife were the last known people to see the 16-year-old boy walking, shortly before their phone call to 911.
"He looked a little agitated but, other than that, he didn't look to be falling down drunk or anything like that," said Messersmith. By the time officers arrived, the teen was off the 30-foot overpass, lying on the shoulder below along U.S. 65, with no good explanation as to how he got there.
"According to the doctors, all injuries are consistent with a fall," said his aunt, Samantha.
Mace's dad believes it was just that, a fall, not a jump. The question is: why?
"They tested his system. He was clean of drugs and alcohol. We don't know why unless just being in shock and the whole thing in itself caused him to forget everything," said Hutchinson.
His aunt says he is undergoing major surgery for a broken back and broken heel.
While he was lying on the ground, she wonders why Ozark Police used an electric stun gun on him up to 19 times.
His dad says the use of the stun gun delayed what would have been immediate surgery by two days. "The Tasering increased his white blood cell count and caused him to have a temperature so they could not go into the operation," explained Hutchinson.
"He refused to comply with the officers and so the officers had to deploy their Tasers in order to subdue him. He is making incoherent statements; he's also making statements such as, 'Shoot cops, kill cops,' things like that. So there was cause for concern to the officers," said Ozark Police Capt. Thomas Rousset.
Police say although there are several unanswered questions; the reason for the use of a stun gun is not one of them.
"It's a big concern for the officers to keep this guy out of traffic, to keep him from getting hurt," said Rousset.
Re: Police subdue spinal injury victim with tasers
Posted by:
Highlander
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Date: August 03, 2008 09:28AM
I thought the funniest part was when the parents had to call the police because their 16 year old was walking...
Re: Police subdue spinal injury victim with tasers
Posted by:
novacops
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Date: August 03, 2008 11:35AM
Probably self defense. Careful, you are giving local police forces new ideas for self defense excuses. It used to be they had to jump in front of moving vehicles before they start shooting. Now they can just stand under a bridge and in self defense start tasering injured people.
Re: Police subdue spinal injury victim with tasers
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: August 03, 2008 07:58PM
Highlander Wrote:
>>> I thought the funniest part was when the parents had to call the police because their 16 year old was walking...
Witnesses called the police, not his parents. Still a bizarre story though.
I'm sure glad those cops stepped in to restore law and order!
>>> I thought the funniest part was when the parents had to call the police because their 16 year old was walking...
Witnesses called the police, not his parents. Still a bizarre story though.
I'm sure glad those cops stepped in to restore law and order!