In the latest example of taser abuse at the hands of cops, an Orlando man was handcuffed to a hospital bed for refusing to take a urine test that would confirm he had ingested cocaine, as he earlier had told the police. A nurse tried to insert a catheter in him to get the urine. The man protested, and while still chained to the bed, the cop jumped him an then tasered him - twice:

...police officer Peter Linnenkamp noted that he jumped on the bed with his knees on Wheeler's chest to restrain him. Then, when Wheeler still refused to let the catheter be inserted, Linnenkamp said he twice used his Taser gun, which sends 50,000 volts into a target.

This is as ridiculous as the incident last week where Aurora, Colorado cops last week tasered a guy who failed to pay for his salad at a Chucky Cheese kids restaurant that was filled at the time with kids and parents.

Law enforcement is sinking to new lows. And the "few bad apples" theory doesn't hold because those responsible for training these trigger-happy cops are also at fault. [link via Mark at Norwegianity.]