Suicidal tendancies!
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
September 12, 2008 1:18pm CST
Why did this man today lay down right in front of my car at a busy intersection? Did he have a suicidal wish I wonder? Okay the details first and foremost.
I was coming back from an A.A. meeting a little while ago. I was on a busy road, speed limit 50 MPH. As I approached a traffic light this man suddenly was running in the middle of the road then laid down right in the path of my car. the light was red so I had slowded to about 20MPH. Then as I crept to within 20 feet of this man I saw the reason he choose to lie in the middle of the road. Standing now over this young man was a local Police Officer with weapon drawn beading down on the mans body. I poulled off to the side immediately. Then the man jumped up and the officer screamed, "Lay Down Now!" Then he shot a tazer at the young man. He fell to the ground as 3 more Police cars pulled up. At that point the hogtied him with cuffs and those plastic bands. I was then directed by an officer to leave the scene. I never got the chance to get my camera from the trunk for a phot. Guess I need to keep it in the glove box. Now I wait to hear the local news tonight/tomorrow to see what this commotion was all about. Ever seen a man being shot with an officers Tazer?
Thanks all.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!
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27 responses
@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Oh how horrible to witness something like that. I bet it took time for your heart rate to slow down. I don't ever want to see someone tazed, I have seen it on tv and thats sacry enough for me. Those tazers can kill people, they have killed people before. I am sure thats enough excitement for you today.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
12 Sep 08
[i]Hi Grandpa B,
sound like a movie event, I will be scared and noesy when I am also in the same situation! ANyway, I haven't tried witnessing any situation like that!
I am sure the caught a lot of attention, maybe he was a thief! Anyway, looking forward to hear a follow up topic from you![/i]
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I did look around waondering if there were cameras around. HAHAHA!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
16 Sep 08
hahaha..that is funny! You could be an instant actor that time Grandpa B!
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
13 Sep 08
I bet it had to do with that stuff in Blaine. I dont remeber what the news said happened something about a cop being hit and a suspect was tased after being caught.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Sep 08
Nope that one on the news happened by me.
At LeannChins Restaraunt parking lot earlier in the week.
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Oh wow that had to have been exciting. I can't believe you keep your camera in the trunk. It's because of you and all the great shots you've shared that I now carry my camera with me every place I go - it's in my purse on the floor right next to me at all times :)
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I was at my local A.A. club so I locked it in the trunk while I was in a meeting is why. Well thanks for this. I am glad I got others that want to catch the lifetime shot as well by having their camera handy.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Well you got me hooked but I never see anything exciting. Closest I got was yesterday I almost hit 2 wild turkeys - they were crossing the road right in front of me but by the time I had my camera turned on they were deep in the woods next to the road. Now I need to just drive with it on the dashboard turned on :)
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Z A P P P !!!
Too funny.
Sorry I coulsn't resist this one.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Wow, that could have been dangerous, glad to see you didn't get hurt, who knows why they were after this guy...(Of course all you were thinking was, I need a picture of this..
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)@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Sep 08
yeah I really wanted to get a shot of him sprawled out on the ground spread eagle. Or even hogtied. But it was an exciting afternoon to say the least.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
12 Sep 08
Never saw anyone shot with a tazer. I guess your heart was racing just a bit. I am glad you are okay.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Sep 08
It was exciting, amazing, and scary all at the same time.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!
@babystar1 (4233)
• United States
13 Sep 08
The only time I seen a man shot with a tazer was on tv. I hope I never run into something like that.
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@positiveminded1977 (7072)
• India
13 Sep 08
Wow!! What an exciting, terrifying experience! The only creature that ran right past my vehicle when I was going full speed was a cat. I pressed down the brakes really hard that day and missed the creature by an inch. There was a bus behind me, and because of me he had to brake too. You have really gotten me curious now. I have never seen policemen catching an anti social element so far. I wonder what the fuss was all about.
Cheers and happy mylotting
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@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
13 Sep 08
Woo...that sounds like an episode from Cops...lol. I've never seen anything like that. I don't know what I would do if somebody did that to me, I'd be scared.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
13 Sep 08
Wow Grandpa Bob! What excitement! That's quite a story!
Can't wait to hear what that was about. They didn't have
to tazer him if he was already laying down in the street.
Good thing you weren't going any faster! Let us know what
he did to have all that Police attention. Must have been
pretty serious. Still don't think the tazer was necessary.
The cops use it to often lately just for fun. I know
that they are doing it all over the US lately for no
real reason.
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@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
28 Sep 08
I cannot imagine the mixed bag of emotions that must have oozed through your body while watching the events that you describe Gradpa! I would have likely been frightened (in the event that gunfire had ensued), fascinated, curious, numb, and much more! Like you stated, my eyes would be glued to the television news and local newspapers for the next few days to see what might have caused such a scene. Sure sounds like the young man had attemptd to run/evade the police.
@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
18 Sep 08
What an exciting life you lead. I am glad I was not involved in all of that.
No I have not seen anyone being tazered. Is it as bad as it looks on TV?
Did you know you can buy your own personal tazer? They have a personal ID in them so if you use it and run away the police can track it to you. I saw an infomercial for the thing one late night when I could not sleep.
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
17 Sep 08
Good thing you didn't have the camera, they may have confiscated it!
Good grief, you certainly live an interesting life!
@gemini_rose (16264)
•
12 Sep 08
Whoa, talk about drama, fancy that happening right in front of you! I guess that I am pleased to say that nothting that exciting as ever happened in front of me!! And that is the sort of thing I have only watched on American cop tv shows where they follow the cops around! So that is about the only place I have ever seen anyone tazered.
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