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Dashcam video released on Monday shows a new view of the moment an Independence police officer used a taser on a teenager. Timothy Runnels was sentenced to four years behind bars for the 2014 tasing arrest that put teenager Bryce Masters in a coma. As part of his guilty plea, Runnels admitted that he violated the teenager’s civil rights during the arrest by intentionally dropping him face first on the ground while Masters posed no threat. According to court documents, Runnels also admitted to injuring the teenager.
Court filings also say the government proved that Runnels deployed his taser, hitting Masters in the chest and allowing the current to run for about 20 seconds, which is four-times longer than officers are trained to have their tasers deployed. Masters suffered cardiac arrest, but survived due to medical treatment given at the scene and at a hospital. Runnels is ordered to begin his sentence at the start of August, and will be on supervised release for two years after he gets out of a federal prison. The Masters family gave this statement following the release of Runnels’ sentence:
“While we are pleased that Mr. Runnels was held accountable for his actions, no one really wins in this scenario. Two law enforcement families were devastated by these events and we all simply wish that day had never happened.”
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fucking cop aka bitch
The way he dropped him at the end. Fuck… bad cop that needed to be fired and sent to prison. Wow.
Not sure what the officer did wrong. He barely tazed him.
This one of instances were the cop was completely in the wrong.
I need to remind myself not to hate all cops after watching a video like this.
Just in case anyone is wondering, that kid was awarded $6.5 million dollars in a suit against the police department and Runnels.
what’s that thing that goes under the car at 1:11?
SOAB
And Btw the boys dad is a cop.
1:28 i told ya
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Holy shit this makes me MAD!!
What a shit bag
Plz tell me that pig is in jail…
When you meet a cop in a mood like this, it's not a good time to stand on your rights. Just do as you're told and sue them afterwards.
Most disgusting thing I've ever seen. He needed to be put away for more than 4 years. That drop to the pavement was sickening
That cop is a fucking asshole. Wow.
I'm all for supporting the police but that's fucked up
One of the most disgusting things I've ever witnessed. This cop is a disgrace to the badge.
if the kid was black they whould say cops a racist, when in fact he is just a human peace of trash
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4 years in the Octogone with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Got coma ? Probably from cop throwing him down so hard… Not from taser 😅
Next time he will probably get out of the car.
Teen resisted and got what he deserved.
And then people think why we don’t trust cops
Saw the headline before I saw the video. I was surprised a cop went to jail for tasering a teen. Did not realise the teen was WHITE. That explains a lot.
Some pigs are inhumane.
Scumbag cop had too much "warrior training". He felt "provoked" when the smartass teen refused to cooperate.
Gotta appreciate this channel shows the good and the bad cops
This was racial profiling at its very worst. I hope that poor black boy sued the police for this. Pure racism… he’s not what…? Disregard.
Black lives matta
All he got was four years. 😱😱😢😢
Literally made me gasp out loud when he dropped him on the curb like that. What a piece of shit
Cop got 4 years in prison for causing permanent brain damage to the teen. Wish he got more.