EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Ranger’s crotch tazing of trans woman caught on video

[xchrom]

http://lgbtweekly.com/2011/12/03/rangers-crotch-tazing-of-trans-woman-caught-on-video/

I’m aware that attitudes in society, and even in the LGBT community, about trans women are often negative and sometimes hostile. As a trans woman, the idea of being arrested is a scary thought because I know those negative and hostile attitudes are at least as commonplace in police officers as they are in broader society.

When I went to jail over the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) back in March 2010, I had one park police officer refer to me as an “impersonator,” and a federal marshal refer to me as an “it” and a “shim.” I felt somewhat fortunate to not have been physically or sexually abused after handcuffing myself to the White House fence, even though I knew that by getting arrested in that direct action I might have been.

I know how badly trans people have been treated by officers of the law, so I’m not easily shocked when I hear horror stories about police mistreatment of trans people. But, even I was shocked pretty deeply watching the raw video of the arrest of Brooke Fantelli.

Standing, hands up in the air with no visible resistance to arrest, Ranger Petter tazed Brooke in the abdomen. At slightly more than 50 seconds into the video, the ranger tazed her a second time – this time in the crotch.

[NMMNG]

1. Good grief

I can't imagine how the cops are going to try to justify that.

[William769]

2. Recommended.

[RKP5637]

3. Recommend n/t

[Initech]

4. WTF...

[Zorra]

5. Horrifying. Watching a vicious sociopathic Nazi monster doing what he loves most.

That vicious fascist freak should get at least 20 years in prison without parole.

[ZombieHorde]

6. Sad. nt

[RKP5637]

7. I just came back to this again, amazed at what cops are allowed to get away with. One

would have thought this was a heavily armed person they were taking down and had the brute strength of a regiment.

It's horrifying and indicative of a turn this country is taking, extremely repressive. Of course this crap is not new, but their tasers have become handy torture devices for some cops. Fortunately, it's easier today to catch these cop thugs on video and show the world their Gestapo tactics.

I don't think all cops are bad and evil, but I've run into the bad ones before and they are clearly evil and not playing with a full deck.

[Initech]

8. It's pretty disgusting isn't it?

I know not all cops are bad and evil but it seems like we're hearing this shit more often than not lately.

[cate94]

9. OMG

What he hell is wrong with that cop? He should be fired for that unprovoked attack.