Former NFL Player tasered by the cops

A friend sent me an article and a clip of former NFL Player Timothy Worley getting tasered in Atlanta Georgia for a traffic stop. He was originally stopped for a DUI. Then among further investigation, he was charged with speeding, failure to maintain lane, driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance. Yet despite this, he wasn't charged for resisting arrest. Nice. Worley is being held on other outstanding warrants.

This isn't the first time Worley had a run in with the law. In 1993 he was suspended in the NFL due to illegal drug use. Then in March 1994 he arrested in Illinois after a high-speed chase. He was charged with fleeing and eluding police, running a red light, speeding, driving with a suspended license and having no valid license.

You know, it really surprises me when people that have a natural talent and given a chance to get paid MILLIONS to use it and send their whole life into waste because they are stupid. Just because you are a celebrity of any kind or a pro athlete does not mean your invincible.

Based on the video, I think the police officers handled it fine. He was resisting arrest by refusing to be handcuffed. He snapped back in a threatening manner. Instead of the police nightsticks they could have used, the chose to use the taser. Something A LOT less lethal.

I'll be interesting to see how this all unfolds.


Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution