SeanTX
12-05-2012, 01:45 PM
Of course, proper procedures were followed here ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2240117/Nakina-Williams-tasered-Shocking-video-catches-Oklahoma-police-officer-using-TASER-woman-handcuffs.html#ixzz2ECybKjFl
Shocking video catches Oklahoma police officer using TASER on woman in handcuffs
By Helen Pow
PUBLISHED: 19:32 EST, 28 November 2012
An Oklahoma woman is suing her local police station after an officer attacked her with his taser while she was handcuffed in jail - and it was all caught on tape.
The shocking video shows City of McAlester police officer Sterling Taylor-Santino stunning Nakina Williams in the chest at point-blank range while she is restrained inside Pittsburgh County Jail.
He continues to use the weapon on the woman, who had been arrested for drunken behaviour, for what seems like minutes as she runs around the booking area, attempting to get away from the taser.
According to the lawsuit, the officer used excessive force as he dealt with the handcuffed woman, who is less than 5 feet tall.
Ms Williams allegedly spat at the officer before he walked up to her and pressed the taser against her left breast.
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Ms Williams doesn't fall to the ground during the attack but her lawyer claims the real damage was done when officers removed the taser's barbs, out of the view of CCTV.
'They sat her down on a bench and yanked them out... they were embedded in her upper-left breast, if you can imagine,' Jeremy Beaver said.
'They were supposed to take her to the hospital to remove those.'
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'In his 'use of force report,' (Mr Taylor-Santino) sought to cover up and/or conceal his actions... by omitting that (Ms Williams) was handcuffed when she was shot with the taser,' the suit alleges.
'As a result, he was found to have acted 'within policy' by police department officials.'
The suit also draws attention to the officer's 'violent work history.' It claims he has been involved with and instigated a 'disproportionate number' of violent conflicts with suspects compared to his colleagues.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2240117/Nakina-Williams-tasered-Shocking-video-catches-Oklahoma-police-officer-using-TASER-woman-handcuffs.html#ixzz2ECybKjFl
Shocking video catches Oklahoma police officer using TASER on woman in handcuffs
By Helen Pow
PUBLISHED: 19:32 EST, 28 November 2012
An Oklahoma woman is suing her local police station after an officer attacked her with his taser while she was handcuffed in jail - and it was all caught on tape.
The shocking video shows City of McAlester police officer Sterling Taylor-Santino stunning Nakina Williams in the chest at point-blank range while she is restrained inside Pittsburgh County Jail.
He continues to use the weapon on the woman, who had been arrested for drunken behaviour, for what seems like minutes as she runs around the booking area, attempting to get away from the taser.
According to the lawsuit, the officer used excessive force as he dealt with the handcuffed woman, who is less than 5 feet tall.
Ms Williams allegedly spat at the officer before he walked up to her and pressed the taser against her left breast.
SNIP
Ms Williams doesn't fall to the ground during the attack but her lawyer claims the real damage was done when officers removed the taser's barbs, out of the view of CCTV.
'They sat her down on a bench and yanked them out... they were embedded in her upper-left breast, if you can imagine,' Jeremy Beaver said.
'They were supposed to take her to the hospital to remove those.'
SNIP
'In his 'use of force report,' (Mr Taylor-Santino) sought to cover up and/or conceal his actions... by omitting that (Ms Williams) was handcuffed when she was shot with the taser,' the suit alleges.
'As a result, he was found to have acted 'within policy' by police department officials.'
The suit also draws attention to the officer's 'violent work history.' It claims he has been involved with and instigated a 'disproportionate number' of violent conflicts with suspects compared to his colleagues.
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