'Don't tase me bro' Camaro owner 'pwned

"Don't tase me bro" has a very personal meaning to this unfortunate fourth generation Camaro owner. According to the YouTube witness description, the Camaro did a burnout and was cited. After being let free, he burned the tires again; the rest is history. This video brings up the question of taser use and when it's needed. This is obviously a non-threatening situation as the driver is simply using a cell phone. What harm can a cell phone do? I could understand taser use if he put his hands in his pockets, tried to run away, etc. Seriously, this guy appears to be causing no harm on the following video.

Question of the day: What happened to good ol' pepper spray? Let's break down the situation. Talking to the driver through the passenger window, the officer decides to walk around to the front of the vehicle. The driver gets out, and appears to be dialing on a cell phone. The officer then decided that a taser was proper to use against the villainous cell phone user. Is performing a burnout and then dialing on a cell phone just for taser use? Maybe the dude just got a text message, easy there RoboCop.

There's many things unknown to this story, and I'm sure there will be a lot uncovered as time goes on. Right now, all we know is that a Camaro owner got tased during the "Scrapin the Coast" event for not listening to a police officer. We've got to consider the officer's position too; what would you do? For all you know this guy could have a gun, knife, or maybe even a 50 pounds of TNT strapped to his jockstrap. He might even be toting tires full of anthrax and that's why he was burning the tires, biological warfare. Ridiculous right? Just as ridiculous as using a taser. Seriously officer "Taizimall", you fail. What if this guy happened to be #246 out out of the current 245 people confirmed to be killed by taser use according to wikipedia, as reported by Amnesty International?


Video content: Camaro taser incident at 2010 Scrape the Coast


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 Source: Tampa Sports Car Examiner

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