Quote Originally Posted by mikemiller View Post
Been listening to Radio DeeDah earlier this evening and they broadcast an eye-witness account of what happened (they must have checked with their legal department before broadcasting it).. Eye-witness said Atkinson had been tasered, repeatedly kicked whilst on the ground and then tasered several more times. Was he armed with a gun , machete or similar? No information given by the eye witness or in any statement from the poice so far. Sounds absolutely horrendous.
Don't know what happened but my question is if he wasn't armed in anyway was there a need to use a taser? 2 police with batons wasn't enough?