Michigan police taser newlyweds during wedding reception

hmmm private party means police need a warrant to enter....... what happened to our fourth amandment??

Don't they know they are called peace officers?

The police seem to love tasers these days

I shudder to think what would have been the reaction by Michigan police at my third wedding.I would have probably been sitting on death row now
My two exes turned up along with two ladies who I had had an affair with in the previous week.
To say all hell broke loose is a minor statement but I, being pretty smart took a backseat and enjoyed the "bash"
The honeymoon was a bit shitty though

This TASER thing has gotten out of hand, like most things we humans do.

muzzletoff.

police brutality must be related to the military training.

i dont see how the police are any less 'out of control' than a wedding.. this isnt right at all.

wow, who would ever think to taser the bride and groom at their own weding, that seems kind of harsh

cops serously thing they can use those damn tazers over every little situation

It sounds like the place was an art gallery that doubled as a place to hold private parties? I mean, if you want a rowdy wedding reception, take the party to the father of the bride's backyard and feed everybody keg beer. I'm all for a party where people cut loose, but if these people were drunk enough to get tased, I'm sure they weren't exactly friendly to the owner/operator who asked them to tone it down.
And as they say, every time someone drunk is tased, an angel gets his wings...

There will be no more laughing, no more fun, no more joking, dancing, drinking, smoking, loud communication or roudyiness or you will be TASERED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too bad one of the guests didn't have a taser to return the favor.

Go Martial Law! God. I wish I had a well placed remark about this, but it just seems like there's no point anymore. What is it going to have to come to before we realize that the only people that can stop this behavior is ALL the people, accumulatively?

Tazers are now a common story. None of these stories are surprising me anymore. All of them have two elements: police and a victim or victims.

I want to see a story where a tazer saves a victim, not hurt them. That will surpirse me.

What's next... police taze elderly grandmother in wheelchair en route to tea party.

Congrats Mr. don’t taze me bro on your wedding, hope the electricity in your relationship and the spark in your love never dies

Police suck!

How can we know what happened, what was said, what threats might have been made, how the officer might have felt, from a small paragraph with about three quotes? I'd say there isn't enough information here to really do ANY armchair convicting (not stopping some though). Save judgment of the situation for a judge.

And, we continue...

The problem with these weddings is that people sign contracts with the hosts not to damage things or be unruly. Then the guests get intoxicated and violate the contract. Then the hosts ask them to leave. Then the guests say f... you. Then the hosts only option is to call the cops. Then the cops show up and have to deal with the situation using their best judgment. And with the new taser it's the safest way for them to arrest someone. So they use it, why? Because its legal and again it's the safest way for THEM. Does it make it right? I don't know.

I have a friend that rents his building for events and he does not do weddings anymore. Too many situations like this one. If you can't respect the property you are renting you deserve to be shown the door.

they arested the man who was trying to sort out the situation peacefuly, boy they sound like dogheaded cops.

That was one awesome wedding present courtesy of the police department . Note to self dont get married in Michigan

What's with all these news stories about police tazering people? Is this an increase in taserings or are these events just being reported on more?

Something is not right here somewhere. Broken glass everywhere? So the cops tasered guests and the guests threw glasses at them or something?
I get the feeling that this story is incomplete.
Sounds like a Jerry Sprionger show. OMG!

What a mess this is.

Using tasers allows the police officers to take control of the situation faster. I prefer this than being shot.

For a sec I thought this was a Reno 911 script.

Cops love tasers because they make them feel big and powerful, but the truth is they are beat cops. They are one step above working a school cross walk.

Ahh what is going on with all this tasering!? What ever happened to nightsticks? Oh and spilled drinks and broken glasses sounds like a crazy time. Of course the bride and groom are going to be pissed when a bunch of cops show up to their wedding reception! You can't just re-do your wedding reception!

I gotta say 14 police agencies? These people need to get a job for sure. Maybe there should be an investigation and maybe a lawsuit or two.

The police in America are supposed to be there to protect and serve and I stress supposed. There are many instances in which the police are not trained and a simple incident quickly gets out of control. There are also police that need to be reigned in, but like everything else there are good cops and bad cops, just hope you get a good one.many of them have no respect for human beings and human rights or the law. It's a tough call and I would not want the job of ruining peoples days and sometimes lives for some things that we all do sometimes. I don't mean rape or murder or serious crime I mean simple things like getting a little drunk or a little high from time to time most people do that. Simple things can spiral out of control if not handled in professional manner by trained and experienced people.

What's up with cops and taser abuse lately?

You may now taser the bride

I'm waiting to hear this one:

"Police Officers Taser a Pregnant Woman."

"Her unborn child kicked me, it was self defense."

Weddings are supposed to have drunk people!

Glasses are supposed to break!
Drinks are supposed to spill!

Thank god this wasn't a Greek wedding.

The United Police State of America.

How crazy does the tazing have to get? Cops tase a 4yo girl for refusing to answer a direct question. Sorry, make that 8 cops.

These people rely on crime and shit to happen to keep their jobs. They need to lay off them action movies. Fuck cops!

The way it looks, cops can taser you if you stick your tongue out at them. If they perceive it as a threat, you're fried chicken
. I'm laying down in the prone position the next time a cop shows up to any kind of function I am at (not that it happens a lot, LOL) . And I guess I should always have my camera on me, too.

This is gettin' scary.

They have moved from macing people to tazing people.

A little diplomacy probably would have gone a long way on both sides, though it sounds like the wedding party was trying... too many itchy taser fingers out there. Maybe it's time to review and improve on some taser legislation...imagine the stories they tell in the locker room...

So I guess tasering is the new thin in police brutality. I forsee more of these events and with greater frequency to come.

and yet again our boys in blue have made an ass out of themselves

But those people swore at the police.
At least they did'nt kill them like that other guy.
And the hall was paid for I see law suits coming
for the police and the club owners you have to expect some broken glasses and other minor problems.
I hope they win millions for ruining the once in a lifetime event.

Seems like cops everywhere are just tasering people for the heck of it. Kinda anoying now but still better than killing.

I think there are too many of these cases..

Between June 2001 and June 2007, there were at least 245 cases of deaths of subjects soon after having been shocked using Tasers.[47] Of these cases:

In 7 cases, medical examiners said Tasers were a cause or a contributing factor or could not be ruled out as a cause of death.
In 16 cases coroners and other officials stated that a Taser was a secondary or contributory factor of death.
In dozens of cases, coroners cited excited delirium as cause of death. Excited delirium has been questioned as a medical diagnosis.[48]
Several deaths occurred as a result of injuries sustained in struggles. In a few of these cases head injury due to falling after being shocked contributed to later death. Some police departments, like that of Clearwater, Florida, have tried to eradicate such incidents by prohibiting taser use when the suspect is in danger of falling.[49]
In 2005, a medical examiner ruled for the first time that a Taser was the primary factor in a death.[50]

Several incidents have received publicity:

July 2005, UK. Police Tasered a man in hypoglycemic shock, believing that he was a potential security threat.[51]
April 2006, USA. A 56 year old, wheelchair bound woman dies after ten Taser shocks, death ruled homicide.[52]
October 2006, USA. A 17 year old boy died after being repeatedly Tasered by police.[53]
November 2006, USA. UCLA Taser incident
September 2007, USA. University of Florida Taser incident
October 2007, Canada. Robert Dziekański Taser incident
November 2007, Canada. Howard Hyde incident.[54]
November 2007, USA. Christian Allen incident.[55]
December 2007, Canada. Quilem Registre Taser incident
April 24, 2008, USA. Kevin Piskura died after being stunned by a X-26 Taser for 10 seconds while interfering with a friend's arrest by Police in Oxford, Ohio. He was hospitalized after the confrontation and died five days later. Video and audio of the event was recorded by the X-26's mounted camera. [56]

Rape these Police officers while Tasing them.

Hmm, broken glasses and spilled drinks.Sounds like any other wedding I've been to.

Damn that terrible! Angry cop on a power trip.

Cops need to chill out with their tasers! Too many incidents have been happening lately with abusing the taser and using it irresponsibly.

Just think of the money people could on holding jailhouse themed weddings in Vegas, by just visiting Michigan. I mean to get tasered in Vegas it costs extra, Michigan just throws it right in for free!

Sounds like it was a hell of a party.