Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:54 PM

‘Goddamned Nazi Stormtrooper’: Texas cop Tasers 76-year-old man with expired inspection

A Texas police officer was placed on administrative leave on Friday after he reportedly used a Taser on a 76-year-old man after the suspect had already been forced to the ground.

The Victoria Advocate reported that 76-year-old Pete Vasquez was driving a work-owned vehicle back to his place of business on Thursday when 23-year-old Officer Nathanial Robinson pulled him over for an expired inspection.

Vasquez said that he explained that the car belonged to a car lot, and that the dealer tags made it exempt from having an inspection.

But dashcam video obtained by the paper shows Robinson using force to arrest Vasquez for what should have been a Class C misdemeanor. In the video, Vasquez pulls his arm away from Robinson, and the officer slams him into the hood of the patrol car. The two men disappear from camera range as Robinson places Vasquez in a hold, and then forces him to the ground.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/goddamned-nazi-stormtrooper-texas-cop-tasers-76-year-old-man-with-expired-inspection/

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‘Goddamned Nazi Stormtrooper’: Texas cop Tasers 76-year-old man with expired inspection (Original post)	Katashi_itto	Dec 2014	OP
Jesus Christ	catbyte	Dec 2014	#1
Racist out of control barbarians	malaise	Dec 2014	#2
For age?! Not even for a pregnant woman! FOR NOBODY!	WinkyDink	Dec 2014	#3
look at his face	roguevalley	Dec 2014	#20
And do what? Get shot for your efforts?	ncjustice80	Dec 2014	#28
agree!	Katashi_itto	Dec 2014	#64
I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees as a slave. for my dad, anything.	roguevalley	Dec 2014	#73
False bravado.	ncjustice80	Dec 2014	#74
wow are you full of yourself. have a nice day	roguevalley	Dec 2014	#79
And you as well, Mr. Pot!	ncjustice80	Dec 2014	#82
No respect for anyone ever	etherealtruth	Dec 2014	#5
There should be one	ohheckyeah	Dec 2014	#4
Link to the story and video in the Victoria Advocate:	TexasTowelie	Dec 2014	#6
Thanks I don't have to do it now...always post the real source of the article "RawStory" steals from	snooper2	Dec 2014	#81
So the bastard gets a freakin VACATION after this	RoccoR5955	Dec 2014	#7
They need to do away witj administrative leave entirely.	ncjustice80	Dec 2014	#29
I fucking hate this world	marym625	Dec 2014	#8
i hearvyou, marym625	roguevalley	Dec 2014	#22
.	marym625	Dec 2014	#60
I hate this fucked up fucking system created by a few sociopaths. I love our beautiful world.	Dont call me Shirley	Dec 2014	#33
Having a hard time seeing the beauty anymore.	marym625	Dec 2014	#62
The ruling elite want us only to see the ugliness they create, it keeps us in despair. Try, try, try	Dont call me Shirley	Dec 2014	#66
True. Very true.	marym625	Dec 2014	#67
Very good, marym625. When we are feeling despair, we must allow ourselves to wallow in	Dont call me Shirley	Dec 2014	#68
sure doesn't help accomplish anything good.	marym625	Dec 2014	#69
Yep. Sometimes I briefly wish for	Ilsa	Dec 2014	#51
I would be okay with that.	marym625	Dec 2014	#63
This stuff has always happened	BubbaFett	Dec 2014	#75
absolutely no doubt	marym625	Dec 2014	#78
The personal dash mounted car cam is going to be a hot thing if marketed as a personal safety device.	Fred Sanders	Dec 2014	#9
I've honestly been thinking about getting one	Nevernose	Dec 2014	#13
On sale about half price.	lpbk2713	Dec 2014	#15
I am going to get one next year, the possibility of capturing a criminal or a meteorite is equally	Fred Sanders	Dec 2014	#17
Grand Juries ignore videos . . .	Spooky69	Dec 2014	#14
And THAT is whats going to force change.	7962	Dec 2014	#39
Fire the little shit.	DeSwiss	Dec 2014	#10
USe violence against a citizen, geta paid vacation.	MohRokTah	Dec 2014	#11
Tough guy.	lpbk2713	Dec 2014	#12
I was thinking more, you want fries with that.	onecaliberal	Dec 2014	#38
Filthy pig has no right to wear a badge.	DinahMoeHum	Dec 2014	#16
Administrative leave.	Enthusiast	Dec 2014	#18
IQ and Ethics and Basic Constitutional Law, too	Demeter	Dec 2014	#21
They would fail on all counts.	Enthusiast	Dec 2014	#23
DING DING A WINNER - test for steroids, yes.	elehhhhna	Dec 2014	#36
But, but	2naSalit	Dec 2014	#56
One of our local hero cops tased an 80+ man a few years	doc03	Dec 2014	#19
That could have killed the old guy.	Enthusiast	Dec 2014	#24
He had to pee and they come up on him in the park,	doc03	Dec 2014	#40
He probably has an enlarged prostate and has a problem with incontinence.	Enthusiast	Dec 2014	#46
The underlying message	The Wizard	Dec 2014	#25
Minor violations brutally punished while the real crooks on Wall St. & torturers get off scot free.	Triana	Dec 2014	#26
We have a number of very public issues of law breaking where no one was deemed accountable.	Enthusiast	Dec 2014	#48
"The new century started with the theft of a presidential election . . ."	Triana	Dec 2014	#50
I agree. For some, hell is here now.	Enthusiast	Dec 2014	#53
Just a few bad apples.....	Chakab	Dec 2014	#27
and (another) isolated incident...	LiberalElite	Dec 2014	#32
I don't think there are 'a few bad apples'.	Chemisse	Dec 2014	#42
In so many ways our culture is regressing, eliminating positive changes to culture.	Dark n Stormy Knight	Dec 2014	#70
Nathaniel Robinson have Daddy Issues a little!?	Dont call me Shirley	Dec 2014	#30
He pulled this shit because he thought he could easily get away with his sadistic bent.	Owl	Dec 2014	#31
When will these useless, jackbooted thugs pay a tangible price for their terrorizing?	villager	Dec 2014	#34
Ah, nice, we teach a whole new generation to hate. n/t	jtuck004	Dec 2014	#35
no doubt - creating homegrown issues that we only thought were abroad	tomm2thumbs	Dec 2014	#37
Cops should not make themselves into the enemy.	Dawson Leery	Dec 2014	#41
I guess they think they can tase all of us or shoot all of us.	Enthusiast	Dec 2014	#49
Why am I hearing rap music mixed in with the police radio?...	GReedDiamond	Dec 2014	#43
Pretty sure the officer is rolling around town listening to gangster rap.	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2014	#71
I have nothing in general against rap music...	GReedDiamond	Dec 2014	#72
when the music is turned up	shanti	Dec 2014	#80
Sadistic little psychopath.	BeanMusical	Dec 2014	#44
Like I've been saying, doesnt matter the race, many cops have gone crazy with power.	7962	Dec 2014	#45
OMG your hijacking a narrative that drives some to hyperbole.	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2014	#76
In a just country, that officer would be locked up awaiting charges. eom	TransitJohn	Dec 2014	#47
Victoria police, in years past, have been accused of	Ilsa	Dec 2014	#52
Why do we have BS laws like this anyway...	DAMANgoldberg	Dec 2014	#54
Hopefully he'll be fired and never hired anywhere else ever again.	PersonNumber503602	Dec 2014	#55
But....but....it's just an isolated incident....	Jamastiene	Dec 2014	#57
This young cop, a bully and getting off on his power, should be fired	dissentient	Dec 2014	#58
A class C midemeanor?	Brigid	Dec 2014	#59
Tasering an older man should be considered attempted murder.	Jesus Malverde	Dec 2014	#61
Wenn die Gestapo durch die Stadt marschieren...	Heywood J	Dec 2014	#65
I haven't met a cop yet that wasn't on an ego trip!	B Calm	Dec 2014	#77

Response to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 04:56 PM

catbyte (24,463 posts)

‘Goddamned Nazi Stormtrooper’: Texas cop Tasers 76-year-old man with expired inspection

1. Jesus Christ

2. Racist out of control barbarians

3. For age?! Not even for a pregnant woman! FOR NOBODY!

20. look at his face

28. And do what? Get shot for your efforts?

64. agree!

73. I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees as a slave. for my dad, anything.

74. False bravado.

79. wow are you full of yourself. have a nice day

82. And you as well, Mr. Pot!

5. No respect for anyone ever

4. There should be one

6. Link to the story and video in the Victoria Advocate:

81. Thanks I don't have to do it now...always post the real source of the article "RawStory" steals from

7. So the bastard gets a freakin VACATION after this

29. They need to do away witj administrative leave entirely.

8. I fucking hate this world

22. i hearvyou, marym625

60. .

33. I hate this fucked up fucking system created by a few sociopaths. I love our beautiful world.

62. Having a hard time seeing the beauty anymore.

66. The ruling elite want us only to see the ugliness they create, it keeps us in despair. Try, try, try

67. True. Very true.

68. Very good, marym625. When we are feeling despair, we must allow ourselves to wallow in

69. sure doesn't help accomplish anything good.

51. Yep. Sometimes I briefly wish for

63. I would be okay with that.

75. This stuff has always happened

78. absolutely no doubt

9. The personal dash mounted car cam is going to be a hot thing if marketed as a personal safety device.

13. I've honestly been thinking about getting one

15. On sale about half price.

17. I am going to get one next year, the possibility of capturing a criminal or a meteorite is equally

14. Grand Juries ignore videos . . .

39. And THAT is whats going to force change.

10. Fire the little shit.

11. USe violence against a citizen, geta paid vacation.

12. Tough guy.

38. I was thinking more, you want fries with that.

16. Filthy pig has no right to wear a badge.

18. Administrative leave.

21. IQ and Ethics and Basic Constitutional Law, too

23. They would fail on all counts.

36. DING DING A WINNER - test for steroids, yes.

56. But, but

19. One of our local hero cops tased an 80+ man a few years

24. That could have killed the old guy.

40. He had to pee and they come up on him in the park,

46. He probably has an enlarged prostate and has a problem with incontinence.

25. The underlying message

26. Minor violations brutally punished while the real crooks on Wall St. & torturers get off scot free.

48. We have a number of very public issues of law breaking where no one was deemed accountable.

50. "The new century started with the theft of a presidential election . . ."

53. I agree. For some, hell is here now.

27. Just a few bad apples.....

32. and (another) isolated incident...

42. I don't think there are 'a few bad apples'.

70. In so many ways our culture is regressing, eliminating positive changes to culture.

30. Nathaniel Robinson have Daddy Issues a little!?

31. He pulled this shit because he thought he could easily get away with his sadistic bent.

34. When will these useless, jackbooted thugs pay a tangible price for their terrorizing?

35. Ah, nice, we teach a whole new generation to hate. n/t

37. no doubt - creating homegrown issues that we only thought were abroad

41. Cops should not make themselves into the enemy.

49. I guess they think they can tase all of us or shoot all of us.

43. Why am I hearing rap music mixed in with the police radio?...

71. Pretty sure the officer is rolling around town listening to gangster rap.

72. I have nothing in general against rap music...

80. when the music is turned up

44. Sadistic little psychopath.

45. Like I've been saying, doesnt matter the race, many cops have gone crazy with power.

76. OMG your hijacking a narrative that drives some to hyperbole.

47. In a just country, that officer would be locked up awaiting charges. eom

52. Victoria police, in years past, have been accused of

54. Why do we have BS laws like this anyway...

55. Hopefully he'll be fired and never hired anywhere else ever again.

57. But....but....it's just an isolated incident....

58. This young cop, a bully and getting off on his power, should be fired

59. A class C midemeanor?