Protesters arrested outside N.C. coal plant 7

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   RevTelkal Posted 12:43 pm
   01 Apr 2008

   Protestors tased and confused"Protestors were tased and arrested outside of a NC coal plant while chained to bulldozers."
   
   I look at this story and wonder, "There must be more to this". Why would people chained down to bulldozers need to be tazed?
   
   I thought that tazing was strictly for officers' safety so that no-one would get hurt.
   
   If someone is self-subdued, why would they need to be ....subdued?
   
   Were they yelling at the officers?
   
   Did they shout the "N" word? (Neo-Cons!)
   
   This story needs to have a lot more info.

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   johnavery237 Posted 1:08 pm
   01 Apr 2008

   No need for tasersRev, I agree with you. They also took their cameras, as well, which I don't think is legal, either. It's a shame that Duke Energy and Rutherford County (along with the state of NC) are in bed together.
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   amazingdrx Posted 1:17 pm
   01 Apr 2008

   Why?They forgot, the correct phrase is "Don't tase me, bro!"  That establishes an empathetic link with the taser operator.  
   Whoops I guess it didn't work for that infamous tased and confused dude.  Nevermind.

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   mwildfire Posted 10:23 pm
   01 Apr 2008

   happens all the timeRemember the story of the ecoprotesters trying to defend redwoods in California who had pepper spray methodically applied to their eyes with Q-tips, while handcuffed, by police, who filmed this operation themselves?
   
   Cops tasing already-cuffed victims is an old story. They can get away with this little surge of sadism, that's all. And perhaps it was also spurred by the uncomfortable truth of what the quoted protester was saying--this isn't just another thing people disagree about, this project is a threat to the younger generation's survival. Those who don't want to face up to the implications--i.e., we're going to have to drastically change our way of life and soon--get very angry with this message.

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   archigeek Posted 12:40 am
   02 Apr 2008

   fascismGee, I would have thought that everyone would see this incident as what it is: just another expression of the continuing devolution of American republican democracy into authoritarian fascism. I suppose that most people aren't aware that these types of attacks(yes, I called them attacks: they are assaults on the citizenry by armed representatives of the Company, i.e., police) are quite common. For those who contend that the peoples constabulary doesn't beat the crap out of or Taze citizens of a republican democracy, well, you have hit on precisely the point I am trying to make. To wit: We are looking at the dissolusion of our representative form of government into one which cedes ever more of our rights, and the powers engendered in the Constitution, to the Corporation. If you can't see this, well, the plain and simple fact is you're either blind to it, or you refuse to admit that what your seeing is true. Call me a commie, call me a tin-foil hat wearing pinko, call me Ishmael, I don't care. This country is headed toward the abyss, and most people don't care, or they refuse to confront the truth. Our country is being stolen right out from under noses. Congratulations, America, you've got the security you wanted. PATRIOT(I like to call it the Treason Act) Act, I & II, Military Commmissions Act(habeas corpus? goodbye!!!!), the new FISA amendments: all are designed to seperate you from your natural and your Constitutional rights.

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   amazingdrx Posted 1:15 am
   02 Apr 2008

   TasersAre being used as portable torture devices.  Instead of an alternative to lethal force.  Think about it, wasn't this the intended use for the taser all along?
   Torture suspects out on the street before you get to the jail, where witnesses and cameras tend to tone down the torture somewhat.  
   After all, torture is now official US government policy, after the great bushwacking of america.

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   mountaingirl Posted 12:26 pm
   02 Apr 2008

   Fossil FooleryThe use of tasers on these protesters is completely illegal and constitutes torture.  But given the current admins position on torture, should I be surprised?  I hope the further investigation leads to the arrest of the police who committed this act.
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