NationStates Jolt Archive

I notice in other threads that some posters are concerned that people entrusted with tasors do not in every case know what it feels like to be tasored. Here at least is one Police Officer who definately knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end of a taser.

From tvnz.co.nz (http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/895064)
The constable was loading his weapon when he accidentally blasted himself with the stun gun's 50,000 volts while trying to stun a man at the centre of the incident last month

Another shot hit the man's 16-year-old son.

But wait, we know you want more....fun and games with pepper-spray then ensued.

After five attempts to hit the man, the officer eventually used pepper spray, but succeeded only in hitting the man's 21-year-old daughter, an unintended target.

However, the story has a happy ending.

The wanted man eventually gave himself up.

The boy hit with the taser, and the girl hit with the pepper spray were the children of the offender. Perhaps he gave up because he didnt want his family subjected to further 'collateral damage'.

However, call me cynical but I suspect the reason he gave up was less considerate then that. I'm thinking it's just not that easy to resist arrest when you are rolling about the floor pissing yourself with laughter.

Tasers are 'on-trial' in the area where this incident occured. I await the announcement that they are unmitigated success.;)

(All italicised comments are direct quotes from tvnz.co.nz (http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/895064))

Ahh, they're from New Zealand. No wonder.

Beter it happened with a taser then a gun. Not that I'm saying teh police should be disarmed.

Ahh, they're from New Zealand. No wonder.

Unless you have a particular hankering for a ban, I recommend that you not continue trolling.

NationStates Forum Moderator
HotRodia

Unless you have a particular hankering for a ban, I recommend that you not continue trolling.

What? It was a joke. Australians always poke fun at New Zealanders. Jesus. Lighten up.

What? It was a joke. Australians always poke fun at New Zealanders. Jesus. Lighten up.

Yeah! ...try Decaf...;)

(... that was a joke...)

What? It was a joke. Australians always poke fun at New Zealanders. Jesus. Lighten up.

warning, warning, danger ahead.

Dude, when the mod tells you to shut it...shut it. This is an argument you can't win.

What? It was a joke. Australians always poke fun at New Zealanders. Jesus. Lighten up.

Tell ya what. Instead of me lightening up, you do the sensible thing and take care not to make statements that look like trolling and realize that because of your history of repeated rule-breaking, I'm not going to give you the benefit of a doubt to the same degree that I would a poster with no history of rules violations.

You may have been joking. I most assuredly am not.

NationStates Forum Moderator
HotRodia

As a New Zealander, I'd have to say he's just jealous that our sheep are prettier than Australias (You really should make it obvious you're Australian when you make NZ jokes, or you're in danger)



Yeah, our cops have really been messing up with the tasers. At the Te Papa Weapons Conference Protest, the cops threatened random passerby's with tasers. It's in the rules that th ey can only draw them when in danger of physical harm :rolleyes:

They'll still get to have them for keeps though. It's how the system works.



Personally, If a cop tasered my son and peppersprayed my daugher, hell yes I'd give up, what am I supposed to do? Run away from them when they're obviously in trouble?

Jesus. Last time I comment on anything. The mods here must have spectacular social skills.

Jesus. Last time I comment on anything.
Oh, Happy Day!!

Personally, If a cop tasered my son and peppersprayed my daugher, hell yes I'd give up, what am I supposed to do? Run away from them when they're obviously in trouble?
I'd give up out of fear that the cop would next get a gun out and shoot my dog.
And then bitch-slap my missus.

Beter it happened with a taser then a gun. Not that I'm saying teh police should be disarmed.
Yeah, 'cause that would be tragic, as opposed to tragically funny.;)

I know it's not nice to laugh at unintended injury (well actually only pain since no one was injured or sustained lasting damage beyond the dignity of the officer concerned), but when someone manages to tasor 2 innocent folk including themselves before going on to pepper-spray yet a third innocent person....

I reckon he should have given himself a 'time-out' after he tasored himself. Something tells me this particlar chap needs to head back to 'basic tasor safety' training.

Jesus. Last time I comment on anything.

Promise?

Promise?

No. I lied.

This is awesome. I haven't laughed this hard at anything in a long while.

As a New Zealander, I'd have to say he's just jealous that our sheep are prettier than Australias (You really should make it obvious you're Australian when you make NZ jokes, or you're in danger)
LOL, apparently all is fair in 'cross-ditch shit stirring'.
Aussie: points at NZ'ers "those kiwis are crazy"
NZer: points at Aussies "those Aussies are crazy"
random observer, "those Aussies and kiwis have read a few too many Asterix comics"

Yeah, our cops have really been messing up with the tasers. At the Te Papa Weapons Conference Protest, the cops threatened random passerby's with tasers. It's in the rules that th ey can only draw them when in danger of physical harm :rolleyes:
Whoa! Dont suppose you have a link for that?

They'll still get to have them for keeps though. It's how the system works.
Yup. The New Zealand Police Force has been on a downhill slide since they took over traffic-duties and had the changes of uniform, got rid of 'beat-cops' and started dressing them up in fetish caps, with faux semi-vinyl looking jackets, and then sent them out cruizing in V8's. Gee, let's dress out police like hoods and send them out cruizing and see if they start calling members of the public 'arsehole' and 'whore' on traffic tickets...
LOL another moment in great NZ ideas, Rutherford would probably eat all our brains on the premise that we dont appear to be making productive use of them.

Personally, If a cop tasered my son and peppersprayed my daugher, hell yes I'd give up, what am I supposed to do? Run away from them when they're obviously in trouble?
It was a domestic dispute. I guess the moral of this story is 'dont beat the kids, call in a cop with a tasor to do it for you'... should work out well with the anti-smacking legislation Sue Bradford is trying to push through.

Jesus. Last time I comment on anything. The mods here must have spectacular social skills.

Congratulations. You just managed to troll the NS Mods, in response to being directed to take care to not make statements that look like trolling.

Your prize for this rather ironic accomplishment is a 5-day ban.

NationStates Forum Moderator
HotRodia

No. I lied.
Why aren't you the cool one.

Why aren't you the cool one.

heh, turns out he wasn't lying after all, at least for the next few days.

heh, turns out he wasn't lying after all, at least for the next few days.
Whoah...do you think he has precognitive abilities?

LOL, apparently all is fair in 'cross-ditch shit stirring'.
Aussie: points at NZ'ers "those kiwis are crazy"
NZer: points at Aussies "those Aussies are crazy"
random observer, "those NZ'ers are kiwis have read a few too many Asterix comics"

Sounds about right.

Whoa! Dont suppose you have a link for that?
Fraid not, I was there and it is frickin scary. They also beat and arrested someone who wasn't part of the protest.

Yup. The New Zealand Police Force has been on a downhill slide since they took over traffic-duties and had the changes of uniform, got rid of 'beat-cops' and started dressing them up in fetish caps, with faux semi-vinyl looking jackets, and then sent them out cruizing in V8's. Gee, let's dress out police like hoods and send them out cruizing and see if they start calling members of the public 'arsehole' and 'whore' on traffic tickets...
LOL another moment in great NZ ideas, Rutherford would probably eat all our brains on the premise that we dont appear to be making productive use of them.
You dont like the uniforms? It's like they've watched too much matrix.


It was a domestic dispute. I guess the moral of this story is 'dont beat the kids, call in a cop with a tasor to do it for you'... should work out well with the anti-smacking legislation Sue Bradford is trying to push through.
Makes me think of the case in America, where the cops shot a suicidal teen and almost his grandmother too.

heh, turns out he wasn't lying after all, at least for the next few days.

Aye. But let's not be baiting a troll or hijacking a thread, folks. There's plenty of good discussion to be had on the issue presented in the OP.

Aye. But let's not be baiting a troll or hijacking a thread, folks. There's plenty of good discussion to be had on the issue presented in the OP.

It would be better with video. *nod* :(

It would be better with video. *nod* :(

I agree. And filmed with a good digital camcorder, with a good line of sight on the incident. That would be best, I think. :)

The story by itself is still very interesting though. Maybe it could use a little mud, but outside of that...

Makes me think of the case in America, where the cops shot a suicidal teen and almost his grandmother too.

... What?

... What?

This was the only reference I could find on such short notice. I'm pretty sure I found out about it here though.

http://www.punktorrents.com/index.php?showtopic=79554

Now I'm scared that my brother will do something illegal and get me shot!

Makes me think of the case in America, where the cops shot a suicidal teen and almost his grandmother too.

that remids me of this footage i saw of a guy from the zoo trying to shoot an escaped tiger with a tranquliser gun, police where at the scene and when the tiger rn at the guy with the tranquliser the police opened fire, they missed the tiger but manadged to kill the zoo keeper...

I agree. And filmed with a good digital camcorder, with a good line of sight on the incident. That would be best, I think. :)

The story by itself is still very interesting though. Maybe it could use a little mud, but outside of that...

Forget changing history. If I could travel back in time, I'd take a camera and film these things.

I know a good show when I hear it. :)

This was the only reference I could find on such short notice. I'm pretty sure I found out about it here though.

http://www.punktorrents.com/index.php?showtopic=79554

Damn. I know these sorts of stories shouldn't be surprising - there are idiots everywhere, afterall - but still...

Jesus. Last time I comment on anything. The mods here must have spectacular social skills.

Haha, you tried to continue the friendly Aussie/NZ rivalry and got pwned. Like with the bledisloe cup. And the League until we lose the tri nations on the weekend.




(but not the netball or cricket.)






You were right though, NZs cops do suck

Sounds about right.

Fraid not, I was there and it is frickin scary. They also beat and arrested someone who wasn't part of the protest.
Hell!
For today's antics they encouraged a truck driver to mow over mum & dad protesters unhappy at the local council for closing down a swimming pool.

Remember kids, crime hurts the whole family.