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A "terrified" blind man was hit with a 50,000 volt Taser gun after police mistook his white stick for a samurai sword.

 

Stroke victim Colin Farmer, 61, collapsed to the ground in shock after he was hit in the back with the gun while walking down the street in Chorley, Lancashire.

 

http://news.sky.com/story/998967/blind-man...stick-for-sword

 

Maybe the copper who fired the tazer should have his eyesight tested !

But its all OK the police have sent their apologies to the man !

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Mr Farmer is reportedly considering legal action against the force.

 

He should sue the stupid barstewards. The officer has to be pretty close to the victim in order to use the taser, so should easily have seen it was a white cane he was tapping on the ground and not a samurai sword :angry:

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i bet he didn't see that coming

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I get annoyed when a hairy arsed copper can't be brave enough, Tazer in hand and down at his side can't be bothered to ask BEFORE Shooting.

 

I hope he does sue, to be honest.

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He should sue the stupid barstewards. The officer has to be pretty close to the victim in order to use the taser, so should easily have seen it was a white cane he was tapping on the ground and not a samurai sword :angry:

The clue is in the item John, He shot him in the back, the man would be holding the stick in front of him, very bloody stupid, if you see the stick the man was holding it couldn't have concealed a hidden tooth pick................

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I just read the article on the BBC site. Shocking !

 

Mr Farmer, who has suffered two strokes, said he thought he was being attacked by thugs.

 

He's right, he was.

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All,

 

One wouldn't think the article doesn't have a "now, the rest of the story" ending. If something it too incredible to believe, it usually turns out to have a "rest of the story" ending. It's awful if the facts are - as reported.

 

OTOH, the money spent on any sort of "settlement" could pay for a number of on board video cameras. Say, one for each cop car. In this age of "sue first, ask questions later" they more than pay for themselves. Both for weeding out "bad cops" and dismissing bad law suits.

 

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http://news.sky.com/story/998967/blind-man...stick-for-sword

 

Maybe the copper who fired the tazer should have his eyesight tested !

But its all OK the police have sent their apologies to the man !

 

 

It seems the difference between a blind person's white stick and a samurai sword is one lesson they don't teach at the police training school.

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