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Leandro
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Tasing Brazilian students to death over packets of biscuits that they didn't actually steal. Remind me not to go there, ever 
Tasing Brazilian students to death over packets of biscuits that they didn't actually steal. Remind me not to go there, ever
lol, yep as soon as they found out he was Brazilian ...
Yeah it's big news over here too. Obviously they didn't think it would kill him, he kept fending off police after each time he was tasered, third time was a charm. Some here are calling it police brutality and saying tasers should be banned .. they could use guns I suppose - super effective!
Not sure how it's being presented in Brazil, here is one story and the investigation continues
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/br...hree-taser-shots/story-e6frf7jx-1226305155340
Another story says the guy may not even be the actual burglar and that he may have had another reason to run when he saw cops .. also, apparently in Brazil the cops aren't so nice.
The moral is I guess not to resist arrest
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Leandro
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I'm not sure how it's being presented in Brazil either, I'm not there. But well, the thing is: someone gets a gun pointed at them, they generally know not to move and the police officer generally knows not to shoot unless he's prepared to use lethal force. With tasers, they just think it's oh-so-fine to spray shots because they're non-lethal.
There's nothing wrong with cops in Brazil btw, not wronger than any other place. People just say that because they're communists. I'm not even kidding.
There's nothing wrong with cops in Brazil btw, not wronger than any other place. People just say that because they're communists. I'm not even kidding.
There was another case over the weekend cops were chasing a suspect, he got out of his car and ran into a shopping mall. The cop ended up shooting him - lethally.
One question they're asking is why wasn't he tasered instead?
http://www.news.com.au/national/man-dies-after-being-shot-at-westfield-parramatta/story-e6frfkvr-1226309591180
He should've known not to move the moment he was pepper sprayed.
Pepper spray has also been known to kill too right?
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Leandro
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I hear ya, guilty or not, the outcome is tragic.
The cops saw someone fitting a description, they needed to question the suspect, he didn't co-operate.
If you were in their shoes?
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Leandro
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I dunno, I kind of doubt the story that the guy was able to fend off the tasers. Those things are specifically made to scramble nerve signals that would be used for coherent movement. There's really no reason to tase someone more than once.
Yeah from what I've seen it really knocks them to the ground.
A fatality by police isn't treated lightly over here so there will be an investigation, they'll call upon witnesses, etc.
They will get reprimanded if they didn't follow procedure.
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