Taser @ UF

[jack S]

As a retired police officer I have to wade in on this. I do not believe that tasers or pepper spray should be equipment carried. We also should not hire weak out of shape people to police us. They resort to force way out of scale to soon and to often. A police officer should be able to diffuse disturbances without violence, and that ability needs to be encouraged. If violence is necessary, then the cop should be able to stand and fight...... thats the job! Can't do it? Don't take the job.

 

[Rudyjohn]

As a retired police officer I have to wade in on this. I do not believe that tasers or pepper spray should be equipment carried. We also should not hire weak out of shape people to police us. They resort to force way out of scale to soon and to often. A police officer should be able to diffuse disturbances without violence, and that ability needs to be encouraged. If violence is necessary, then the cop should be able to stand and fight...... thats the job! Can't do it? Don't take the job.

Good points.



And what happened to freedom of speech??

 

[Bob]

Good points.



And what happened to freedom of speech??

There was no fight. Just a guy needing to be carried away from the room. Universities don't need prison guard types on campus. That would be an open invitation to lawsuits from interacting with obnoxious students. What they need is to take away the tasers from the Barney Fifes, and call Gainesville police if they need 20 officers to rescue the treed kitty.

 

[scooterbug44]

As a retired police officer I have to wade in on this. I do not believe that tasers or pepper spray should be equipment carried. We also should not hire weak out of shape people to police us. They resort to force way out of scale to soon and to often. A police officer should be able to diffuse disturbances without violence, and that ability needs to be encouraged. If violence is necessary, then the cop should be able to stand and fight...... thats the job! Can't do it? Don't take the job.

I am most definitely for high fitness standards for the police! My mother was convinced an old lady with a walker could escape one of our hometown cops because he was so out of shape.

Did they have tasers because they were campus police and didn't have guns (not advocating gun use, just wondered what their equipment is)? Or because tasers etc is the current standard for subduing someone?

I think the issue is that they tasered someone, not that anyone's free speech right was being violated.

 

[scooterbug44]

There was no fight. Just a guy needing to be carried away from the room. Universities don't need prison guard types on campus. That would be an open invitation to lawsuits from interacting with obnoxious students. What they need is to take away the tasers from the Barney Fifes, and call Gainesville police if they need 20 officers to rescue the treed kitty.

You would be amazed at the law enforcement needs of a college campus these days - it's not all directing traffic on football weekends. My campus was policed by a real police department, not rent-a-cops. Does UF have rent-a-cops or real cops?

 

[Bob]

Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary....You would need a forklift to remove him from a room.

 

[Rudyjohn]

You would be amazed at the law enforcement needs of a college campus these days - it's not all directing traffic on football weekends. My campus was policed by a real police department, not rent-a-cops. Does UF have rent-a-cops or real cops?

even our suburban high schools are too.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Freedom of speech violation? Hello...he never stopped talking...even after being tasered...he said "OOOOW!"

 

[Rudyjohn]

Freedom of speech violation? Hello...he never stopped talking...even after being tasered...he said "OOOOW!"

and, "Don't taser me Bro!" :funn:

 

[Miss Kitty]

and, "Don't taser me Bro!" :funn:

:funn: ...that was classic.