Warren, MI — Under no circumstances is it ever okay to fire a weapon, lethal or not, at an unarmed child who is controlling an ATV—especially if you are a police officer and you are also in a vehicle. However, that is exactly what happened in Warren, Mich. last weekend and now an aspiring high school freshman is dead because of it.
Michigan State Police Officer Mark Bessner allegedly fired his taser from his police cruiser, striking 15-year-old Damon Grimes. Grimes then, according to his family’s lawyer, either died immediately from the 50,000 volts surging through his body, or died from the subsequent seizure which left him unable to safely control his all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) which crashed into the back of a pickup.
Bessner was apparently trying to get the teen to get off of the roadway and thought it would be a good idea to deploy his taser from one moving vehicle to another (ATV). Since Grimes died as a result of the officer’s actions, it now seems the Michigan State trooper may not have properly thought through all of the ramifications of his actions before deploying the deadly taser.
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13 comments:
awww poor baby, maybe he should have thought about following the laws, I stand with the cop
Good job officer.
The next one will pull over.
Thats what we need to do in Da Bury with the dirt bike riders.
Lets take them down.
9:11 - I agree - but with Judges and lawsuits that officer will probably lose his job and the city will be sued. Lawyer and Family will be the winners.
Got to admit, nice shot.
I don't wish violence or things like this to happen to anyone but I so hope this happens to one of you or your family members or friends, for those who comment it is OK that this kid died, as a result of yet another cop doing something totally stupid...
I love how you all say it is for everyone safety yet these cops keep killing people, and doing so in the name of safety yet cause more safety concerns and problems than had they just let the kid go or not did what the cop did at that time... The cop could have waited until there were no cars around or anything, but they don't because they are all hyped up on drugs or roids or the chase!!!!
Darwin is as Darwin does.
You boot lickers seriously think this is ok? A kid on an ATV or Dirt bike may be a nussance, its not a reason to kill them. You all are so brainwashed and out of touch with reality its sad.
So if the kid ran into a pedestrian or a car and caused a wreck in turn killing someone you would still be "oh the poor kid". He was playing a stupid game and won a stupid prize'
"Aspiring High School Freshman?" The kid was in the wrong, but the cop should have had better common sense to deploy a taser while the boy was operating the ATV.
Two wrongs don't may a right.
Cop dumber than a clam.
2:47, he DID run into a car, that's what killed him!!! Can't you READ???? He did it because a cop was TASING HIM!
Please get someone else to read this article to you. Your comprehension needs a LOT of work!
From the early comments, it seems everybody's okay with cops just mowing down jaywalkers with their handguns, too!
GAWD!
Cheerleaders cheer.
Facts don't phase them.
Maybe the same tactic should be deployed against the thugs riding the stolen dirt bikes all over Salisbury.
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