unit731 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Was this woman a serious threat to society? SEATTLE - A federal appeals court says three Seattle police officers were justified when they used a stun gun on a pregnant mother who refused to sign a traffic ticket. Malaika Brooks was driving her son to school in 2004 when she was stopped for doing 32 mph in a school zone. Rather than give her the ticket and let her go, the officers arrested her. They used a Taser three times when she refused to get out of her car. A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Friday that the officers were justified in using force because of the threat that Brooks could have picked her car keys off the floor, started the car and driven away erratically. The dissenting judge called the ruling “off-the-wall,†and said the police officers had no authority to arrest Brooks - let alone the authority to use a Taser on a nonthreatening woman who was seven months pregnant. Officer Donald Jones jolted the woman with a Taser three times “in rapid succession,†according to police reports. Brooks was seven months pregnant at the time and weighed 240 pounds. © Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 ...and they continue to shit on the US Constitution and everyone watches, doing nothing...3% of the population in 1776 rose to fight for freedom, now??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Actually, the police were tasing the fetus, because it was assaulting the mother by kicking her in the kidneys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 ...that's OK then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 And note . . . it took 3 police officers to accomplish this. Must have been one "tough" mom-to-be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiceMan Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 This verdict is, err, shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 ...puzzy police! No, azzhole police!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Some things to consider: 1. A 240 lb. woman could give one or two officers a battle. 2. We don't know if it was apparent that the officers even knew the woman was pregnant. (If she was 5'2", it might not be obvious.) 3. Does a taser actually have any effect on a fetus? 4. The officers were within their rights to take the woman into custody when she refused to sign the ticket. An alleged violator's signature is a form of "bail", promising to appear in court at some future date. It is customary for officers to take an alleged violator into custody if the alleged violator refuses to make that promise. I'm sure, as usual here, we're tempted to make judgements on scant info from some news article. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiceMan Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 I suppose conservatives would say its ok for a woman to have an abortion if its caused by a police taser. :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 240 and 5'2"? That is so huge no one would know she was pregnant. Even her I bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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