Wednesday, November 15, 2006

He Got Off Easy

Fred Weary, Houston Texans offensive lineman (6-5, 310 lbs "ding"), was Tasered in what at first seemed like a routine traffic stop.

Here's the police's side of the story.

Weary was driving southbound on the West Loop near the Southwest Freeway when he was stopped by a two-officer unit at about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Police, who had stopped Weary after he made an improper lane change, then noticed the front license plate was missing from his Chevrolet Impala SS.
John Cannon, HPD spokesman, said Weary had drawn the officers' attention after acting suspiciously and "looking at (them) on several occasions."
When one officer asked Weary for his driver's license, Cannon said Weary became belligerent and asked why he had been stopped. He said the officer had to ask Weary for his license three times.
Cannon said Weary was "very agitated and was slow to comply," then he "starts reaching for something in the console." The officer who made the stop then asked Weary to step out of the car.
Cannon said Weary remained "verbally combative" and refused to comply when the officer asked him to put his hands on his car.
When one officer tried to place Weary in custody by placing one wrist behind the other, Weary "pushed the officer's hands away," Cannon said.
Cannon said Weary then started moving toward the officer, who pulled her Taser and fired it.
Weary was struck on the right side of his body, Cannon said.

This pales in comparison to the shooting of Chargers linebacker Steve Foley by an off-duty cop. It's clear that police get intimidated and scared by these huge guys, and these guys don't have enough sense to just comply with the officers, even if they are wrong, arguing with the cops never works.

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