rare21 said:
..c'mon Road they strive on your fear. If you're confident and dont let them think they're above you then they cant stomp all over you.
Confidently knowing your rights and making sure the an officer respects them is far differnt then the beligerant and arrogant ass's I deal with. If your confident you can still be respectful.
As for how many times you need to tazer somebody, theres a reason he didnt just hit him once and pounce on him. He's drunk, he's already demonstrated that he is willing to fight to get those cuffs on, you havent searched him for weapons yet (Terry Frisk), and you are the only officer on scene. Not to mention that we cant tell if he has a friend in the truck, which if he did you avoid making the actual arrest part until backup arrives if you can. Never a good idea to be on a guy focused on his hands when his buddy may step around the truck and put a weapon on you. Also, and this may shock you, but there a plenty of cases of people shaking a tazer off and continuing the fight. So yeah until he stops resisting (I.E. you lay your ass out on the pavement and stop moving) he gets hit again and again.