Video: Cop Tasers Girl, She's in Coma
A Florida police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing in the Tasering of a young woman who is now in a coma – an incident caught on dashboard cam.
The Daily Mail reports that last September Florida State Trooper Daniel Cole tried to arrest 20-year-old Danielle Maudsley at her home for an alleged hit-and-run accident. He handcuffed her, but then she ran out of the house. Cole gave chase and shot her with his Taser.
Maudsley fell to the ground, slamming her head on the pavement. She’s been in a coma ever since and doctors say she is unlikely to wake up.
Cole said he feared that Maudsley would be hit by a car if she ran into the street. He was also afraid that a car could hit him if he tried to tackle her – that’s why he used his Taser, he said.
Following an investigation, it was ruled Cole did nothing wrong.
“The Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted an independent review. FDLE's investigation found the trooper's actions were legal and within the scope of his duties,” said Sgt. Steve Gaskins.
But Maudsley’s mother does not agree; she is suing the state.
“Tell me that's not excessive force. I'm not saying she was an angel, but she didn't deserve that,” Cheryl Maudsley told the Tampa Bay Times. “He couldn't reach out and grab her? He was an arm's length away. My daughter is dead because of this. She won't come back.”
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The story said she is in a coma, but she was crying and moving around after she was tasered. Which is it?
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Isnt that a parking lot theyre in? How the hell do you get hit by a car in a parking lot? His story is bulls#$t and he knows it.
MILITARIZATION of the Local police force has become a problem. If I understand it correctly when and officer is trained with either a Taser or Pepper spray they are required to take a course on the use of force that gives them the rules of when and how to use the WEAPON. From what I have heard from at least the developer of pepper spray most of the recent incidents have been in clear violation of their training, If the public where provided with the "Rules of use" then maybe we could give feedback via are elected officials. As it stands I doubt if the majority of the public even knows that their are rules and what they are. Knowledge can be a great help in either curbing our outrage at officers or to the actions of ignorant offenders.
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The information has long been available (e.g. books by Massad Ayoob), but the media has not shown much interest in the subject.
Cops aren't supposed to chase fleeing suspects. They're supposed to shout, "Stop! Or I'll shoot!"
Thats what i said!!
Wait a minute. I get the whole thing about cops being lazy. I get the thing about them being overzealous and the extreme use of force. This was also a real stupid crime and she should not have been tazed.
What I don't get is how they say she has been in a coma ever since she got tazered and in the video, you can clearly see how she got up right after he tazed her. What are we missing here?