http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/17/p...sfeed=true

Police taser blind man

Not sure why anyone would be surprised really. Another statistic to back up my theory that a basic truncheon is all that should be allowed. they have to get up close & personal with one of those so there's no room for visual errors.

Quite how a white stick could ever look like a samurai sword is difficult to imagine though, although The Guardian is not exactly known for impartial reporting. There will be more to this I would think.

Initially, I thought he may have been doing 31 mph in a 30 zone........so had to react accordingly !!

Where has Common Sense gone ? It's definately not very common.

Its like a few years ago when there were floods all over, and a man got his foot trapped in a grate in the gutter at the side of the road. The water was prob about 2 or 3 feet deep and rising, and the poor sod died whilst rescue teams at the scene did a risk assessment........and then filled in a form.........and another form........

Rant over !! 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

I bet he didn't see that coming........

mjdronfield wrote:

Its like a few years ago when there were floods all over, and a man got his foot trapped in a grate in the gutter at the side of the road. The water was prob about 2 or 3 feet deep and rising, and the poor sod died whilst rescue teams at the scene did a risk assessment........and then filled in a form.........and another form........

Rant over !!

This happened not far from me and it was bit more serious

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-50...quest.html

The policeman made a mistake and will be reprimanded and retrained I expect - the guy will get an apology and compensation but it should not have happened

After Manchester he was probably feeling a bit vulnerable and it is easy to overreact if you think you are in danger - thankfully he was not carrying a gun  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

I must admit to writing that from memory, mid first morning coffee, I knew it was something like that..... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Muddywheels wrote:

it is easy to overreact if you think you are in danger - thankfully he was not carrying a gun

It's a crazy world

On the one hand a guy is tazered for carrying a blind stick

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-19979184

On the other two policeman pull a car thief out of the car he set fire to hide forensics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-19991383

You just couldn't make it up  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!