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When tripping on LSD in the great state of Texas, it is well advised to avoid crossing paths with cops. It seems the legal system in some parts of the Lone Star State has determined that it is perfectly acceptable for law enforcement officers to hogtie and excessively Taser a person when they are under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs. In fact, a federal judge in Harris County recently handed down a verdict indicating that LSD gives cops the right to use excessive force.
The ruling is in response to a lawsuit filed by Jared Allen White against Harris County. White was suing the system because of a run-in with local police several years ago. A run-in that resulted in him being publically ridiculed and physically injured.
A Head Full of Acid and Nowhere to Go
In 2012, White decided to drop some LSD and take a leisurely stroll around town. Perhaps not the best idea when it comes to the unpredictability of psychedelic drugs, but we’re not here to judge. Court records show that a couple of local police officers spotted him walking down the middle of the road. They stopped him for a quick chat.
Along the side of the road, White broke down. He confessed to the officers that he had, in fact, ingested LSD and was tripping balls. The man reportedly went on to explain that he had just lost his wife and son. And then he expressed an odd enthusiasm for being shot with their Tasers.
But rather than recognize that White was obviously a man in distress and likely in need of some