Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Man Sues LAPD After Getting Tasered In Genitals For No Reason



A LA resident is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after he was tased in his genitals for no apparent reason.


According to the Daily News, the incident happened in December after Daniel Johnson's disabled father dropped his cigarette on the ground by their home in Altadena, Calif.


Police knocked on Johnson's door ordering him to pick up the cigarette. Soon after the police officer put Johnson in a headlock and tased him in his genitals, while the other wrote his disabled father a ticket for $1,000 and allegedly threw it in his face.


In his initial complaint, Johnson claims that he could "smell his flesh burning from the tastes." He also said that he wasn't resisting the whole time the police officers had him in a headlock.


"He was definitely point blank," Johnson told the station. "He was right above me as he tased me, so there's no mistake that he was trying to tase me in my genitalia."


Source: nydailynews.com