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frodosdream t1_itt09m9 wrote

A man in Arkansas was reportedly hospitalised after a taser sparked a can of gasoline in his backpack and set it alight.

There's a LPT here somewhere.

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pickleer t1_ittddxz wrote

Gasoline in your backpack (vs saddlebags or luggage rack) is a setup just waiting for ol' Mr Murphy to set his law in motion and make the worst thing happen at the worst time. Rack, bags or boxes on the bike, one or the other, this was THE argument against not having one.

Having said that, cops all over this land have run up a TERRIBLE record of shooting/tazing/beating folks they didn't need to. Was he positively ID'ed as an FBI Top Ten Lister? Kinda hard to believe, what with the helmet and lack of a license plate. Also, he fled like an amateur, not at all using the motorcycle's speed and maneuverability to his advantage. This was a young dummy and little more I'll wager.

So let's call that a double LPT with a heavy side eye on the protect and serve actors.

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Puzzleworth t1_ittnm3s wrote

The article in the OP kinda sucks. The guy was driving up to 100mph on the highway and city streets, so he definitely used his bike's speed.

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pickleer t1_ittnzep wrote

Huh, missed that, thanks!

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Galaxy_Ranger_Bob t1_ituiajn wrote

The guy was driving up to 100mph according to the cops. And we know about the cops inability to be honest. That means he likely never got faster than 50mph, tops.

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briefbriefs t1_itv5t2u wrote

You’re complaining about cops lying/exaggerating while doing the exact same thing yourself, just in the opposite direction. Your comment holds no value.

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Mr_Mouthbreather t1_itt56yw wrote

It’s safer to be shot than tazed?

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wobbly-cheese t1_itt9ea5 wrote

its a lot more common

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Odd-Employment2517 t1_iu088fw wrote

Technically assuming raw totals would be 260k use of tazers per year vs 100k shootings. Death from getting shot from a gun is however much more likely at closer to 37k vs 50 from a tazer.

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