Florida Man Says Cops Tased Him for Fighting Fire At Neighbor's House
No good deed goes unpunished, government makes sure of that
The fire was all around Dan Jensen.
He could see it. He could smell it. He could hear it.
It was close enough to touch. It was burning down his neighbor's house. It was creeping toward Jensen's own fence 10 feet away, and he started spraying the fire with his hose.
Police ordered Jensen to get back, and he complied.
But after a few minutes passed without firefighters arriving, a frustrated Jensen stepped forward and leaned down to grab the skinny gray garden hose once again.
That's when he heard the order.
"Hit 'em! Take him down! Tase him!"
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"I thought they were here to help me."
He won't make that mistake again!
He was using non-union labor to fight that fire. The union must do what it needs to do to protect workers!