Let me get this straight… a man’s shirt erupted into flames after he was shot with a Taser?
Dennis Crouch had already slashed himself. And when he refused to drop his knife, Daytona Beach police Officer Betsy Cassidy decided she had no choice.
“Taser! Taser!” Cassidy shouted as she sent a two-pronged wire, packing 50,000 volts, at Crouch’s chest. What happened next stunned everyone.
Um… do cops shout “GUN! GUN!” before shooting someone with their sidearm?
A Taser probe pierced the pocket of his khaki shirt — and ignited the butane lighter inside. Cassidy’s pocket exploded in flames.
And now you know why they ban lighters on airplanes, folks.
Well, those and really sharp knives. Because they’re a somewhat deadly combination when you have to Taser them.
Speaking by cell phone from his hospital bed Tuesday, Crouch said he had been drinking at the time and didn’t remember everything that happened the night before.
Oh, I forgot. They ban drunk people, too. Nothing’s worse than Tasering Johnny Sixpack waving a knife around and turning him into Johnny Fireball.
I would pay money to see that video.
Wouldn’t it be “Johnny Human Torch”?
Remember Judge Dredd? I think she had to say “Taser Taser” to get her multi-function, voice activated sidearm to select the right weapon.
“Taser! Taser!”
“Hello Judge Betsy. The flamethrower has been selected.”
“No…Taser Taser!!!”
“Do you wish to fire Judge Betsy?”
“TASER TASER!!!”
“Firing”
That’s the REAL reason his shirt burst into flames! Freaking voice activated weapons should be banned I tell ya, BANNED!
I just realized…that explains the Cheney incident!
“Quail mode please.”
“Did you say: shoot my friend in the face?”
“No! QUAIL MODE!”
“Firing”
These weapons are a menace to society!!! In my day gun control ment using both hands, not your voice!!!
It’s a good thing for him she didn’t yell “TANK! TANK!”.
Of course, if it had been TeddyK, she could have easily subdued him by shouting “HAPPY HOUR!! HAPPY HOUR!!”
Hmmmmm I will now attatch Bic lighters to my “Hippie” huntin’ Taser. What with fuel prices for my flame thrower.
G_d, I love women in uniform.
Julie the Jarhead