September 29th 10:26AM
Colbert on Tasing Elderly Men and Soccer Moms
Andy Warhol famously said, "In the future, everyone will be tased for fifteen minutes." Well, if you saw last night's Colbert Report, you know the future is now. Everyone from old men to soccer moms to noteworthy douchebags are getting tased. Tasing is basically the new Twittering, except Twitter doesn't make you involuntarily lose control of your bowels.
The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30pm / 10:30c.
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The fact is that cops use tazers as punishment if you don't obey; and they use if the first time they see you doing anything they don't approve. You don't do what you're told -you might be tazed to death, even if it turns out you don't speak English. Or having an epileptic seizure. In effect they use it as a cattle prod, and they get away with it, the same as they get away with shooting or beating up suspects. The system is broken. It shouldn't be up to the policemen's decency to treat you like a human being. They should be scrutinized much more closely than anybody else, since they have more power over their fellow citizen. The fact that they are rarely if ever persecuted for brutality means the US is more a police state than anything else. Funnily, those who like to quote Jefferson somehow don't object that.
Canada URL http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-colbert-report/full-episodes/the-colbert-report—september-28-2009/#clip217984
LOL… "Weapons-grade mansluts"
I love it!
I hope Steve doesn't ignore the insightful commentary on full display in the comments section of this website.
What a group of worthless cops. Those pigs should be fired and sued.
FUCK THE POLICE! ALL OF 'EM ARE JUST OVERGROWN LUNCH MONEY PUNKS.
@ seg
You are right, I wish the police would go back to shooting and beating.
Cops who use tasers against non-violent citizens, are cowards. Being a cop means not taking shortcuts at the expense of public safety and civil rights. If you can't make that sacrifice, you don't deserve to be a public servant, and we don't want you there.
Dude that guy is just TOO funny!
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Sorry Stephen, but I can (sadly) top you on this one. Merced, CA PD recently tasered an unarmed, legless man in a wheelchair (double amputee)!
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/220/story/1068479.html
http://videos.mercedsunstar.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=6260947&item_index=1&all=1&sort=NULL