Police taser 61 year old blind man in the back because they thought his white stick was a sword.

holzmantweed:

bankuei:

class-struggle-anarchism:

yeah you read that right

Did they replace police training with videos of Zatoichi?!?

WTF.

Just in case anyone missed it, the proper response to seeing someone holding a sword is telling them to drop the sword and making an arrest —- if their holding the sword is illegal in the first place. The layers of fail on fail on fail here are astounding.

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   It’s just any old reason nowadays, isn’t it? Reach into your pocket? IT COULD HAVE BEEN A WEAPON. Wear a hooded jumper?...

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   *rage*

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    frightening. This...a white cane: This is a Samuri sword: These are NOT

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