Watching the squad video of the great-grandma getting Tasered in Texas made me cringe. She appears to be challenging the deputy constable who stopped her for speeding in a construction zone to zap her with his Taser.



Watching the woman moan and hit the ground after getting the Taser jolt brought back memories of my own decision to be Tasered by St. Paul police several years ago.



It was part of a story on their new tools for dealing with people who don't want to cooperate when they are being arrested. The experience has helped me cover Taser-related stories on my beat -- and convinced me never to volunteer to be zapped again!

While people may debate whether the Texas officer should have Tasered the elderly driver, no one will debate getting Tasered really hurts. I have seen other videos from police cameras showing people taunting officers to Taser them. It totally baffles me why anyone would let them get themselves into that kind of confrontation with an officer and demand a "ride" on a Taser. (In at least one case, alcohol appeared to have clouded the guy's reasoning!)

In any case, if you want to see what it feels like to get a shot from the Taser you can check out my experience and some of the videos the Minneapolis Police department captured on their Taser cams. Once you watch them, I can't imagine you'll challenge an officer to use a Taser on you!