Thread: Wife blames ’06 tasing incident for trucking husband’s death

Why is an off duty officer driving a patrol car, armed, and "securing high value loads" (which is bullsh)?

I had a run in with an Ohio state trooper that acted kinda like the officer mentioned here...I didn't get zapped though. Every time I think about it... I still wish I had shoved that Glock up his arse. I have nothing against cops, per se....but there are a few out there that need a lesson in respect and manners. (in other words...they need a good ole country arse whoopin) Incidents like these are proof of that...Incidents like these...

Wife blames ’06 tasing incident for trucking husband’s death Quote: Professional truck driver Larry Works – husband, father and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War – died at home Monday, Nov. 9, after suffering a heart attack. He was 61. Works, a longtime OOIDA member from Holladay, TN, is familiar to many truck drivers after news coverage of a 2006 incident involving an off-duty law enforcement officer at a Missouri truck stop. Officers...

Quote: Larry Works’ doctor later told him that taser shots of 50,000 volts likely stopped and restarted his heart at least two times that day. That had to have done some damage....

Quote: Originally Posted by kajidono Why is an off duty officer driving a patrol car, armed, and "securing high value loads" (which is bullsh)? Because the Truckstops HIRE "off-duty" officers for SECURITY. I am not sure about Missouri, but when my step-father was a SO in Colorado, he was required to purchase and maintain his own "Sheriff's" car.