Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Greetings fellow Bizarros:A gun, a knife, a bat, a broken beer bottle and a camcorder. These are among the offensive weapons the Portland police feel threatened by enough to use non-lethal force in order to subdue anyone carrying them.
According to a report four men say Portland police ran roughshod over their constitutional rights, and one of the men's bodies, and they are taking their case to court.
It all started when police officers followed a police dog onto the property during a search for a fleeing suspect. After the dog keyed on a car, officers broke out a window. Upset residents, insisting no one had run onto their property, started to videotape the police search.
One man with the video camera walked to the edge of the property to record the police activity. At one point, he yelled to his friend, "Yes, I got it all on film. They had no right to come on this property."
He says in the suit that police immediately came after him, and yelled at him "put it down." Officers moved towards him, and he said, "Don't come after me." Seconds later he was shot with a bean bag gun and a Taser and fell to the ground.
Not that he was threatening them, he was just recording them in case they did anything illegal...like violently assault an innocent bystander.
It was all explained later, though. Officers wrote in their reports that Waterhouse, "...had refused to drop the camera which could be used as a weapon."
I don't know about you, but I feel safer.
Bizarrely,
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*-- READER COMMENTS --*Lewis, This guy just needs to write his resume which should be very short. It should say "I'm an idiot, does anyone want to hire me", because this is exactly what he is saying on his web site. Hunger makes a man desperate but does it make a man stupid? -Wes
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Nope, but too much Internet porn does.]
Re Tasering. Why not call it the modern version of electric
shock therapy. It works.
There is a HUGE double standard with domestic violence. Studies have shown that in up to two thirds of the incidences of domestic violence a woman started it. The lowest surveys seem to suggest women initiate violence sixty percent of the time. This in NO way lets men off. But if we want to stop domestic violence we need to know how it starts. And EVERY man should know that if and when your wife attempts to hit you with a weapon or otherwise the only correct response is to step back out of range. Keep your eyes on her and get out of there. -John
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A lot of married men wouldn't be spending much time at home, I don't think.]
I daresay there is little difference in the job markets of Oz or the US. 'Employed' can be defined as a mere few hours. Many jobs especially in retail are part-time and casual. Even where I work in local government we rely on temporary staff and casuals. This all lowers, on paper, the number of unemployed. This makes the government look good, but does little for people who need a full time job to get home loans etc. I can't see it getting any better anytime soon. -Steve.
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Well, I think our government is on the right path to stimulate job growth. Increase taxes.]
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