Sentenced: SC Cops Who Sadistically Tasered Mentally Disabled WomanBy Amanda Warren Just how sadistic was this particular incident? Not only did the two officers need not electrocute her to begin with, but its clear from court documents that they were getting their jollies from what happened next. Even more pathetic, are the actual sentences. Sadly, it started when Davis left the yard of a house for sale and was immediately targeted as a suspect of breaking in. Walters asked a question and blasted her with a taser. As if that were not perturbing enough, because tasers are not ostensibly meant for that purpose, it just gets more twisted from there. A story about the incident, when it happened, based information off the now questionable police report which portrays an officer talking to Davis and explaining he would detain her before she allegedly takes off running, fights to get free, would not comply and might get away in order to justify repeated shocks. Prosecuted had a different account, and held that her mental condition should have been obvious. Here is a summary of what happened according to court documents: A vulnerable, handicapped woman shocked at least eight times while in an even more vulnerable position. Getting ridiculed and treated like an object; a toy of sadism. Walters and Brown admitted in court that she never posed any threat to them and pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights and unreasonable force. (It takes an obscene amount of force to get that charge.) Judge Bryan Harwell found the behavior inappropriate and unnecessary. He was moved to sentence the two perpetrators, but only for the minimum amount of time based on federal guidelines. Walters received 12 months and a day and Brown received 18 months. They will reside in an out-of-state corrections institute with preferential consideration for their former law enforcement status. The maximum recommendation was up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. Bill Nettles, United States attorney for South Carolina, said: A case could be made for attempted homicide as tasers are not playthings they have already killed over 500 people. Officers ARE trained on them and are subjected to shocks so they know what they are wielding. This does not seem to impart much empathy. Tasers were hailed as a way to replace shootings in apprehending potentially dangerous suspects, but unfortunately they are being used as makeshift torture devices when the opportunity presents. Sadly, the mentally impaired and disabled appear to be targeted for their use. See: 