re: Cops tase elderly man who said he can't get on the ground because he is disabled- He dies

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Agree 100%. But they will support the thug cop

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The reason for supporting a cop is often because they are either responding the way they were trained (an agency can be civilly liable without being criminally liable), or they perceive threats as a reasonable officer would.

If the female cop simply acted as she was trained, she is neither criminally or civilly liable, though the agency can be civilly liable.

There are training issues captured in this video that will be used to improve officer responses:

*Male officer should have seen what appears to be a chair behind the male subject. He could have directed the female to search the chair for weapons and then directed the subject to have a seat. He could have then been cuffed to the chair while they searched him for weapons and continue to assess the environment.

*Male officer should have advised the female that the subject reported to be disabled. Since he looks like Santa Claus, this was plausible information.

In my opinion, mistakes appear to have been made, but the actions of the officer may not be criminal if they acted as they were trained.