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Having a seizure? Let me taze you (lemmy.wtf)
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https://reason.com/2024/04/05/california-cops-tased-a-man-having-a-seizure-then-booked-him-on-bogus-charges-to-cover-their-mistake/

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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 174 points 1 month ago (2 children)

California Cops Tased a Man Having a Seizure, Then Booked Him on Bogus Charges To Cover Their Mistake

Booked Him on Bogus Charges To Cover Their Mistake

To Cover Their Mistake

Mistake

Never has a word done so much heavy lifting.

[–] AtomicTacoSauce@lemmy.world 108 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Human rights violation" just doesn't sound muddled enough.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And newspaper or journalists don't wanna get hit with a raid

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 24 points 1 month ago

For those curious to know why this is a fear for newsrooms.

Ex-Kansas police chief who raided local newspaper criminally charged - The Guardian 13 Aug 2024

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 month ago

Whoopsie! I done tazed a guy having a medical emergency again!! I'm so kooky!!!