Police taser man in diabetic shock
John Byrne
Published: Tuesday December 9, 2008
Luckily for a driver who went into severe diabetic shock last month in Oklahoma, police arrived on the scene and called in an ambulance.
But not before they tasered and handcuffed him.
The 53-year-old diabetic man was tasered by police after they suspected him of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol and claimed he had resisted arrest — even though he was actually in shock. The man’s truck has spun out on an interstate after he lost control of his vehicle.
The video below — broadcast by CBS News — shows the scene in El Reno, Oklahoma last month.
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“It’s unfortunate in the officers’ aspect and they feel extremely bad after they learned that in fact it was a medical need and not someone who was under the influence of an intoxicant, drug or alcohol,” El Reno’s mayor told CBS.
“A spokesman for the agency that certifies officers says it’s state law for all student officers to learn how to recognize and care for type one and type two diabetic patients,” the network added.
Dec 10th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
UNBELIEVABLE . . . the guy is barely conscious or unconscious, not necessarily cooperative, but certainly not a threat AND THEY TASER THE MAN? Geez, I’m surprised the “ambulance chasers” aren’t all over this one . . . I’d sue these dumb f*cks cross-eyed . . . and Dear God help me, I’m traveling in Oklahoma later this month. I PRAY that I have no random incident–yet, if so, hopefully anyone I potentially encounter has some REAL sense about them. Bottom line: these “Barney Fifes” need some education/training and some discipline.
NOW TO THE IMPORTANT STUFF: It took A WHILE, but I finally found e-mail links to the El Reno city offices for the Mayor, Information Officer, City Manager, and Police Department. If you’re really upset about this issue, let these people know your feelings. Here are the links:
Mayor - Matt White - mwhite@whiteinc.biz
Public Information Officer - Mr. Terry Floyd - tfloyd@cityofelreno.com
City Manager - Mr. Tony Rivera - trivera@cityofelreno.com
Interim Police Chief - Ken Brown - police@cityofelreno.com
These individuals may not understand or realize just how interested people (outside of their jurisdiction) are in seeing how this incident gets handled.