Criminal Law
The Mother of a Teen Who Was Tased by Police During an Arrest Speaks Out
Jessica Barber said that when she saw video of her 18-year-old son, Taizier Griffin, being tased by Ocean City, Maryland, police officers, her heart dropped.
“I always told my children you do what the police say — put your hands up and that’s a sign of surrender,” Barber told CNN. “In this situation, that did not help.”Griffin, along with his younger brother and a group of friends, had traveled to Ocean City to celebrate his graduation from high school, according to Barber.
She said she learned what happened when her other son called her, frantic, around 6:30 p.m. on June 6. Then she was sent video by one of her son’s friends which showed Griffin being tased by Ocean City police.
