This article is about a personal apology from the Austin Police Department given to a driver who was pulled over and attacked on loop 1. The officer, Thomas O'Connor, pulled over Eugene Snelling for going five miles over the speed limit. The video camera on O'Connor's vehicle shows the officer demanding Snelling's drivers license and registration, and then ordering him out of the vehicle when Snelling's hesitates. O'Connor then proceeds to taser him within forty-five seconds of being pulled over.
This article was written very well. The writer provided information about the article in which the apology was for; as well as, information on the current issue at hand. He or she expresses the dissaproval of the officers who watched the video. The punishment officer O'Connor was given is clearly stated in this article; it is also said that it was used as a lesson for other officers.
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/editorial/index.html
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I would really like to see the video. Tasers are good tools. What is needed is more training and having the tasers properly placed on the use of force plan.
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