Louisville police review officer's use of stun gun on suspect accused of hiding drugs in his mouth

I'd really like to *****************************.

According to the LMPD policy manual, the use of stun guns "is authorized for, but not limited to ... persons refusing to obey an officer's commands through active resistance."

Definition of RESISTANCE

1 a : an act or instance of resisting : opposition b : a means of resisting

2: the power or capacity to resist: as a : the inherent ability of an organism to resist harmful influences (as disease, toxic agents, or infection) b : the capacity of a species or strain of microorganism to survive exposure to a toxic agent (as a drug) formerly effective against it

3: an opposing or retarding force

4 a : the opposition offered by a body or substance to the passage through it of a steady electric current b : a source of resistance

5: a psychological defense mechanism wherein a patient rejects, denies, or otherwise opposes the therapeutic efforts of a psychotherapist

6: often capitalized : an underground organization of a conquered or nearly conquered country engaging in sabotage and secret operations against occupation forces and collaborators

I disagree. I don't think everyone understands that. Again, a drug dealer was arrested for committing a felony. The guy had a golf ball size bag of crack in his mouth, and whether or not anyone is tired of the "standard line" about it being for his safety, there's truth in it. The taser (and a drive stun in this instance) is used to gain compliance from those refusing to follow lawful orders. It's really a no-win situation for the officers involved. If he had choked on it, or swallowed it and died, people would have found a way to blame them too. Instead, the turd experienced a split second zap (that nearly every officer on the dept was experienced numerous times), and spit out the narcotics he was attempting to conceal, and lived to sling dope another day. It's a win all the way around. The officers got a stat, the turd got publicity, and everyone is certainly going to be back out on the street tomorrow.