You’ll remember that earlier this month a 62 year old African-American was tazed by a Tallahassee police officer – notionally for ‘resisting arrest’ but in fact for doing no more than walking in the street. State Attorney Willie Meggs has decided that neither Viola Young nor her daughter or two grandchildren will face charges. Meggs noted that while the tazing “may have been technically lawful” it was unnecessary.
As for the decision not to prosecute, the court documents noted with an admirable understatement that “four arrests stemming from somebody walking in the roadway is not a scenario that lends itself to a successful prosecution.”
Thanks to TPM Reader BJ for flagging this latest development to our attention.
