Re: Looks like a whitewash to me

I think in context it is accurate.

They are saying at the moment he fired the taser, he had provocation.  The 
guy was walking away, and had his hand reaching to his pocket, which can be 
considered threatening actions.

They did not address why he pulled the taser initially, and all sorts of 
other problems.

rather then a report on the incident as a whole it address a few isolated 
pieces.

The article is wrong in one important area.

"The trooper pulled out his Taser when the driver tried to
return to his seat. "

Sorry, he pulled the taser the minute massey got out of the vehicle, at his 
orders.

As I said, the officer made many mistakes that need to be addressed.  This 
report only addresses one of them, and is technically accurate. At the very 
moment he tased the guy he was justified.

What needs to be addressed is what happened before.

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From: "Michael D. Findlay" <mdfindlay@...>
To: "'DADL (off topic)'" <dadl-ot@...>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:24 AM