He should have hit with a taser!

He should have hit with a taser! ..really Roger? You know how to do this stuff do you?

They were just involved in rough sex.

I am sure he has insurance or will be willing to pay the hospital bill.

No he will not pay the bill, the Morons they have in their financial office will bill you and I for it and swear and be danged we were the patient . they actually sent me a bill from 1/1/2000 , I was not even In decatur on new years day 2000, thats how incompetent they are and they wonder why they are broke , they treat all the trash and if you make anything at all they try to make you pay their bills too. And most of the time with someone high on drugs a taser will not even slow them down , also he was physically confronted at close range another reason for not using the taser , just a good ole butt kicking was administered like a lot more of them need. entitlement folks seem to think they can do as they please to whom they please anytime they please. Decatur has turned in to a zoo from these morons they are on every corner causing trouble for everyone and stealing and robbing and killing then begging off on lesser charges , time to lock them up and throw away the key. Make an example of several of them and maybe they will calm down , they think they can do as they please.

Seems like to me getting him with a taser would have stopped him before he attacked the cop. That would have saved the tax payers of Decatur two hospital bills!!! My god the dude ended up with three broken ribs and a collapsed lung when all the cop had to do was hit him with his taser!! Thats how I would have done this stuff Thor!! That guy will get a lawyer and sue Decatur and Decatur will settle out of court. The tax payers will pay twice for this, wait and see!!!

Tasers do not work well on druggies that are high , we could demonstrate on you eh ?

You must be the one who is high. We'll try it on you. I bet you will do like 99% of the people on the cops show and drop your arms to your side and hit the ground!!! And the guy was in Decatur city custody when he went to the hospital they will be the ones the bill will be sent to!

Roger . . . he was choking a woman to death. The officer should have beat him within an inch of his life. And FYI, he was taken back to the hospital for self inflicted wounds, not wounds caused by the PD.

No Tony...he was taken back to the hospital because he removed the bandages and the incision where the chest tube was placed started bleeding again, after he picked with it. So, therefore, Decatur City aka tax payers are responsible for ALL his medical bills, the 1st trip and the 2nd trip. I am going to agree with the other gentleman and say they should have used electric taser. Would have saved money!

One cop kicked in a door and ran into a crack heads apt. to save a womans life that he had never met. He didn't wait on back up instead he ran into a situation that most of the world would have ran from. Brian (crack head) could have had a gun, knife, or a bat all of which would have been unknown to Officer Pace. Tasers are not the cure all method against combative people. Officer Pace would have had one shot to hit Brian with both darts of the taser and hoped it didnt malfunction. If Brian had a gun, knife, or bat he would have had way more than one shot to end Officer Pace's life. It's time we stop putting the handcuffs on our officers and start putting them on the bad guys. You fuss about tax payers paying for Brian's hospital bill. Had you rather Officer Pace's family being paying for a fallen hero's funeral? That officer was willing to risk his life to save another. The Lord saw fit to bless Officer Pace with more time on this earth. Maybe the Lord wanted you to have the chance to say "Thank You" to a man that is greater than yourself. Instead you have monday quarterbacked his choice and went on to expand on how you would have done better than Officer Pace. Keep in mind you spent more time posting your comment than Officer Pace did kicking in a door fighting him off the woman and then knocking him out. So I tell you what the next time you hear a woman getting beat on inside a house dont call Officer Pace. I want you to charge in there and see how well it turns out for you. I pray for you, for Brian, and for Officer Pace God bless the Decatur Police Department.

Couldn't have said it better myself Phil!!!!! All of these people that always put down the choices the police make are the first ones to pick up the phone and call... don't judge a man until you have walked in his shoes, especially someone who is willing to risk his life everyday for people he doesn't even know... if that was your daughter being choked to death would you all feel the same way?

" No Tony...he was taken back to the hospital because he removed the bandages " Yes Herman. You said it yourself . . because he removed the bandages. Had he left them alone there woud have been no 2nd trip.

It would be difficult to tase someone in that situation. The officer did the right thing by immediately pulling the guy off the woman. In that scenario every second counts and his actions no doubt saved another person's life.

Arguing about medical care in jails is pointless. Sure, dumb criminals hurt themselves and need medical attention. It sucks that taxpayers have to foot the bill but there isn't really another valid alternative. We can't simply let people die sitting in their cells, even if they are morons. That's not what the worlds leading industrialized nation does.

Also, on an unrelated note, those without health insurance usually can't afford to pay the balance that results from having to seek medical care. If they are too poor to afford coverage where do you think they are going to come up with the money to cover the ridiculously inflated bill? Before I had insurance I had to get 12 stitches at DG after a car accident and was charged 1300 dollars for it. If you work a job that doesn't provide insurance that is about the equivalent of a month's pay. It's not a matter of being lazy or irresponsible, it's a matter of realistic expectations. The same people who will complain about the poor and call them lazy or irresponsible seem to forget that most of us do work and struggle to take care of basic needs. They gripe about having to cover our medical bills and then oppose health care reform and unions that would ensure employers cover the cost. I know it sucks but I work hard and try to take care of myself and do it without any assistance, you can't expect me not to the hospital if I'm injured and then condemn me because I can't pay a bill that's equal to 10% of my yearly earnings.

I don't think anyone is complaining about the officer or his actions! And yes Tony, the criminal should have let the bandages alone, but he didn't. Therefore, the city is still responsible for his medical bill for the 2nd trip. Didn't say I liked it, just stating the facts.

The man shouldn't have been choking the woman, he shouldn't have been doing drugs, he shouldn't have fought the police, he shouldn't have pulled the bandages off.....but he did, there is an article written about it, there is a comment space, and everyone has a right to comment their OPINION.

OK some of you are right. I guess the cop should have just shot the dude!!! But if the cop would have ended up dead it was the profession that he chose. So if that is your job then don't think that you deserve something more than your pay and benefits!!