Nov 20 2008
Cops Taser Man at Father’s Funeral
WILMINGTON, N.C. (Nov. 19) - A North Carolina sheriff’s official has apologized for plunging a funeral into chaos when undercover agents tried to arrest the dead man’s son — and used a Taser on him in the process.It happened as the coffin was being loaded into a hearse. The officers planned to quietly arrest pallbearer Gladwyn Taft Russ III, The Star-News of Wilmington reported Wednesday.
I am a pretty big civil libertarian, but from what I have learned about this story, this guy deserved what he got. Yes, it was in poor taste for these officers to take this guy down during the funeral. They could have waited until it was over and just kept tailing him, but he gets no sympathy from me.
