Deaf Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased and Spent 4 Months in Jail

Re:Deaf Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased and ... by ModernMech on Thursday September 30, 2021 @10:56PM (#28713969)

I can see some truth to what you're saying, but one thing about this story really sticks out to me: the charge of counterfeit currency for movie prop currency. This makes it seem like they were charging him with whatever they could to make his life miserable.

If "possession of forged currency" is really just "found movie-prop money in his wallet", then is "resisting arrest" really just "he dragged his feet a little"?

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Re:Deaf Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased and ... by jollybean on Thursday September 30, 2021 @11:06PM (#28714019)

I think that's an important point, kind of secondary but related to this.

But police don't lay charges, prosecutors do.

Once law enforcement is involved, and you're the 'bad guy' in their purview, then the prosecutors will stack charges. Like a negotiation "Oh, and you have this other thing, the fake money - we'll drop that if you admit to resisting arrest" etc.. It's more of a tactical ploy that I think police officers use everywhere, more aggressively in the USA.

I think that's an artifact of prosecutor's mentality, than policing.

That's another big opportunity for reform.

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