Would this be considered acting "STUPIDLY"?

I don't always agree with what President Obama says publicly. However, after reading this story, I find myself doing so in this case. That is if the allegations made by the family are true. The AP reports the following:

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

MOBILE, Ala. — Police in Mobile, Ala., used pepper spray and a Taser on a deaf, mentally disabled who they said wouldn't leave a store's bathroom.

The family of 37-year-old Antonio Love has filed a formal complaint over the incident on Friday.

Police tell the Press-Register of Mobile that officers shot pepper spray under the bathroom door after knocking several times. After forcing the door open, they used the stun gun on Love.

Police spokesman Christopher Levy says police didn't realize Love had a hearing impairment until after he was out of the bathroom. The officers' conduct is under investigation.

The newspaper says the officers attempted to book Love on charges including disorderly conduct, but a magistrate on duty wouldn't accept the charges.


To add insult to injury, the family accuses the police of also dropping Love off at a nearby parking lot near his home and didn't notify the family of the incident. This kind of behavior from any police department is what makes it hard for anyone to want to trust police as a whole.

Would you think this should be considered as police acting "STUPIDLY"?


I'll let "YOU" make the call.