It’s like when I see new teachers crying.  I basically tell them that if you can’t put up with verbal abuse get out of the business.  It’s your job to stand there while people curse you out and discipline them following the incident.

Consequently we already have a segment of the population familiar with handling assholes.  They’re called bouncers.  I’ve never seen a bouncer who needed a taser.

Also, why don’t cops have bullet proof vests and helmets?

They have them. They just don’t wear them all the time. Doesn’t make sense. Do we know they didn’t in this case?

I think cops are often afraid to be physical with someone because of all the lawsuits.  Kristen works in a facility that has to actively restrain people and apparently there are a lot of issues with how you go about doing it.  Face down restraint is usually out because the people can be smothered and joint locks are out because they can cause broken or hyper-extended joints.

It’s almost as if tasers have been painted as this magic bullet that will restrain people for you without actually hurting them.  Truth of the matter is restraint is an art and requires years to hone.  It seems to me many of these problems could be solved if the cops spent a little more time talking and letting people flip out, kinda like the Canadian cops I’ve encountered do.

Who cares if someone smashes up your holding area?  They’ll tire themselves out and you can fine them for it later.

Also, why don’t cops have bullet proof vests and helmets?  Why don’t they take more courses on peaceful mediation?  If I was a cop I’d want that.  It’s almost like we make them vulnerable and put them in tough situations holding guns and tasers.

Oh and before you comment about the RCMP, I am well aware of some of the deaths they have caused.  I still think they are less uptight than US cops.

Interestingly enough I’ve approached Trenton cops randomly to ask for directions.  I don’t think I would do that in the suburbs.

So did she get tased?

Your videos reminded me.  A moronic coworker of mine, who has never gotten a ticket before, recently received a ticket for driving in the shoulder.  When the cop pulled her over she got out of her car and walked towards the cop.  When she told us this we all replied (damn near in unison), "What are you retarded?  Do you want to get tased?"

• Police taser man for alleged speeding
• Police use taser on female drunk drive suspect
• Polish man dies after tasered at Canada airport

There is a lot of information about this on the web.  There is also apparently a video about it, but I haven’t watched it yet.  My favorite site so far is this one, even though it is a little TFH.