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25th January 2005, 23:12
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=2855729
Tucson police use pepper balls to detain suspect in incident caught on tape
TUCSON, Ariz. Police in Arizona are reviewing a weekend incident in which officers fired pepper balls at a suspect, who was later hospitalized.
A Tuscon police spokeswoman says the routine review will determine whether appropriate force was used.
She says officers fired pepper balls after the 29-year-old suspect resisted arrest. The suspect (Gabriel Gandara) was treated for a reaction to the pepper substance at the scene, and taken to a hospital.
He's jailed on charges of assault, resisting arrest, criminal damage and marijuana possession. Police had been called to the scene by people who said they heard shots fired.
A television news crew videotaped the Saturday night incident, showing the suspect covering his face as pellets hit his chest. Eventually he lay down on the ground, face down. No weapons were found at the scene.
It doesn't sound too bad here but wait till you watch the video here on your right.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/
He's on the ground and they are still just firing away, pay attention to when he lifts up his shirt. Dozens of half dollar shaped bruises, everywhere.
I think this should spark the debate if police should even be given less-lethal options for dealing with people. It is starting to become clear that when given 3 options, lethal force, comply force and less-lethal force, they lose control with the less lethal force and let shit rip on suspects and even protestors.
"I probably can't kill them with this, but I can sure fuck up their week and take all my frustration and anger out on them right now."
I guess we can throw the concept of "peace officers" out the window at this point.
Man shot nearly 80 times with pepper balls during standoff with Arizona police officers.
Tucson police use pepper balls to detain suspect in incident caught on tape
TUCSON, Ariz. Police in Arizona are reviewing a weekend incident in which officers fired pepper balls at a suspect, who was later hospitalized.
A Tuscon police spokeswoman says the routine review will determine whether appropriate force was used.
She says officers fired pepper balls after the 29-year-old suspect resisted arrest. The suspect (Gabriel Gandara) was treated for a reaction to the pepper substance at the scene, and taken to a hospital.
He's jailed on charges of assault, resisting arrest, criminal damage and marijuana possession. Police had been called to the scene by people who said they heard shots fired.
A television news crew videotaped the Saturday night incident, showing the suspect covering his face as pellets hit his chest. Eventually he lay down on the ground, face down. No weapons were found at the scene.
It doesn't sound too bad here but wait till you watch the video here on your right.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/
He's on the ground and they are still just firing away, pay attention to when he lifts up his shirt. Dozens of half dollar shaped bruises, everywhere.
I think this should spark the debate if police should even be given less-lethal options for dealing with people. It is starting to become clear that when given 3 options, lethal force, comply force and less-lethal force, they lose control with the less lethal force and let shit rip on suspects and even protestors.
"I probably can't kill them with this, but I can sure fuck up their week and take all my frustration and anger out on them right now."
I guess we can throw the concept of "peace officers" out the window at this point.
Man shot nearly 80 times with pepper balls during standoff with Arizona police officers.