Police Mistake Cane for Samurai Sword, Taze Blind Man

[Thrasher865]

lol this story is just great. It can't be that hard to walk up to the man and figure out he's blind, can it?

Police use Taser on blind man, thinking his cane was samurai sword | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

In fact, Farmer says he thought the police were criminals attempting to mug him when the assault took place. He said that once police approached him, he became "absolutely terrified," and repeatedly attempted to inform them that he was blind.

"I walk at a snail's pace. They could have walked past me, driven past me in a van or said: 'Drop your weapon,'" he said.

However, as far-fetched as it may sound, the samurai sword angle did not come out of nowhere. But the reality of the situation was far more mundane as opposed to resembling the plot line of the 1989 Rutger Hauer action film, "Blind Fury." After Williams was taken to a nearby hospital, police later arrested a 27-year-old man who was carrying a samurai sword and was suspected of being drunk and disorderly.

In the cops' defense, it sounds like they handled the aftermath of the situation well.

 

[therealUT]

I feel safer already.

 

[pantone151]

Busted out laughing when I read the title

 

[CountVolcula]

Blind Justice was a decent movie

 

[Coug]

This is a steup up, I mean they didn't use lethal force.

 

[rockytop9808]

Yeah, I'm surprised they didn't shoot him in the face.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

Was he wearing a hoodie?

 

[Thrasher865]

Was he wearing a hoodie?

Yes, with skittles in his pockets.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Yes, with skittles in his pockets.

ANd he was hollering "Dont taze me bro!"