Surveillance video was released showing 26-year-old Jean Barreto covered in flames at an Orlando gas station after a deputy allegedly dislodged a taser at the biker. Barreto and the deputy are now both facing charges.
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#TopStoryWithTomLlamas #Florida #Fire
Kids riding a motorcycle ends up in flames. Only in America.
The Florida Freakshow…. I really don’t miss that place and hope it sinks
They just finished setting the guy on fire, yet no big deal, and he’s probably not going to survive.
So let’s hear the stupid RepugniCON replies lol
Better using a taser to stop this criminal than killing him.
😅😅😅🤣😂. When the next Civil War happens. We’ll be burning them and their families the same way….
# Boogaloo unite 👊
Good,,bet he doesn’t flash a gun and drive reckless anymore,,good, good
Pigs being pigs
Oh… good. At least three deputies caught on fire too. Good. I hope they suffer.
Cop could’ve handled it in a differently.
A nothing charge, negligence, for setting a man on fire with a taser? It is time to ban tasers.
The cops killed my neighbor with a taser. He was a very autistic non-verbal adult being cared for by his parents. They’d all just moved into a new subdivision nearby and he got curious in the middle of the night, so he took a stroll in his PJs. So heartbreaking!
The sheriff says they can do the investigation themselves? Well, truth is that cops always, always, always, lie. The sheriff said in an interview that this is a tragic situation but “what else can they do.” How about what they should not do. Knock a guy down, cover him with fuel and then set him on fire. How about that for what “Not” to do sheriff liar.
Florida……..again
10 weeks in the hospital and a possible medically induced coma to go with it. When are we going to have a comprehensive NATIONAL STANDARD for TRAINING for people that want to wear a badge and audits that are 100% GUARANTEED conducted by independent investigators? This country is seriously kneecapped at that one thing and it would probably save police and criminal lives and put a stop to a lot of BS.
Wheelies are bad behavior, but tasing a with a device doused in gas gives you full faith in your department?!🤡
Is this Sheriff serious?? Even if you don’t care about the guy that was burned alive (clearly he doesn’t)…you do realize that your cops put EVERYONE at that gas stations life at risk by firing a taser (!?!?!?!?) at a gas station??? Don’t these clowns have to AT LEAST have a high school diploma/GED?
Everyone is quick to rush to judgement, based on narrative of the day, and partial video. Cop is innocent until proven guilty. IMHO this fire may be an unintended consequence of the training the cops get – emphasizing tasers over force/batons….because of feelings. Put a politician or police chief (politician) in jail first before a grunt trying to do his/her/they/them job.
Hey, let’s not forget, they put him out. They care a little bit….
Funny how this doesn’t show the cop lunging and attacking the kid as he is pumping gas with no warning.
https://youtu.be/vKvoa1zEnHw
That’s what you get. When you break the law, flee police, and resist arrest; you’re responsible for any and all results.
A.C.A.B.
Didn’t they say he picked up the taser that was covered in gasoline? How did that happen? Was the taser already in the ground at the gas station when the suspect and cops arrived? Was the gas station ground and the suspect and the cops covered in gasoline when they arrived at the gas station? Or is it possible that the suspect did something while he was at the gas pump that would cause the cop to drop the taser and cover it in gasoline?
I’m going to say this like a liberal democrat the suspect is a racist for acting in a way that caused the fire and burned people.
imagine being so dumb to use a taser in a gas station…
…when theres a running pump spilling gasoline everywhere
Play with fire, you’re gonna get burned 🔥
A misdemeanor for lightning 3 people on fire???
attempted murder on the officer. there’s currently not even any proof the biker was involved in the incident. Definitely the guy the cops lit on fire shouldn’t face charges
This world is just getting stupid everyone Criminals and Cops are just as stupid as eachother And it really breaks my heart because I am just a people lover I love people and I always see the good in them and seeing stuff like this just hurts my heart man
How stupid was that cop don’t you train these cops
https://youtu.be/DqJ8SqmlbVQ crazy religious extremist republicans …..
The cop who caused this should be charged with homicidal-level stupidity. He had every lap of flame coming to him. How colossally dense can one human be????
Totally unforgivable!
Naaaa, I don’t care about him and his rat friends flashing guns at people and then playing the innocent card.
Woops.
When bikers drive like that…then get hurt .. I just don’t feel sorry for them.
The only question is: was he white ? Then the officer is guilty!
What else do we do. Well i guess it ok to light a man in fire. Cops are dump good that cop got burned maybe the cops should have been burned fully to then maybe they would feel for this guy.
The officers excuse tho🤦🏻♀️ …even the fumes are dangerous he should’ve known that SMH
X20 needs a redesign if its STILL setting people on fire.
Sweet so if I set a Pig on fire All I get charged with is culpable negligence..🤣
How can you have faith in stupidity.
I hope the biker is gonna be okay even tho some bikers do act like ding dongs. Don’t pretend they don’t
Jesus christ.
Common sense. No open flame. No electricity near a fuel source. Absolutely no intelligence in that noggin.
Taser training (is supposed to) clearly address where and when NOT to use the device. This deputy didn’t care to follow instructions or think about how fire works.
This kid learns the hard way how not to respect others.
After he’s on fire, they still handcuffed him!!! I still can’t believe that! I’ve been turned and know the pain.
Well this man just got cooked by these police and they’re still charging him with something as Petty as a wheelie offense
They don’t even attempt to say sorry or anything they just throw the book at you and say should have obeyed the law
Just pull the plug on the biker, he is useless to the society other than causing harm….no one will miss him.
Lopez needs to be charged.
Next time, set them on fire in a remote location.
Cops not using their heads putting everyone that’s there at the gas station at risk
gives a whole new meaning to Busta rhyme song light your axx on fire…
Lock this scum bag and his friends away! Flashing guns and driving recklessly with no regard for others around them! Say what you will about the cops, and I am no cop lover. But idiots like this guy do not deserve to be on the same roads as civilized people! Will not feel sorry for this punk if his injuries over come him! In fact anyone acting like this should never get sympathy!
He didn’t flash a gun though wasn’t him
It’s a tragedy that the officers didn’t burn to death.
Logic —– gas & spark = fire
Mentally insufficient people should NOT have badges.
It’s about proper training, never ever fire anything around fuel.
Conservatives: “good job officers 👮♀️❤️🤣”
If you vote… you can get rid of this terrible sheriff.
Biker Gangs in Florida 😂👍🏽
Beavis says Cool, got what he deserved,
Bikers are getting out of hand…he had it coming for a lo g time…and it caught up really good..the deputies did good.
“This is horrible! But, what do you do?”
One of these days that shoe is going to be on the other foot.
Is it really that hard to understand gasoline+taser=fire
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
How on earth are the police supposed to take a suspect into custody if he’s hanging around a fuel tank and being uncooperative?! Use a gun?
There may be negligence, but the biker did cause this to start based on what I have seen in the media. Unfortunately he is paying a high price for his criminal conduct. That cost should NOT be passed to taxpayers.
Good…more miscreants on fire please.
No blame from me against the police!
They left out a couple critical things:
One of the responding patrol cars nearly ran over a man and his children at a different pump. The “suspect” (who was not in possession of a firearm) was 10 miles away from where the 911 call was placed. This man was literally burned alive for owning a motorcycle.
Yea, police’s bad on the fire.
Wow beyond negligent, you have the guy out numbered 3 to 1 if not more, he looks to be about 130lbs, and some pee brain thinks it’s a good idea to bring out the sparkle gun at a gas station? That’s frustrating that the guy still might die or be left with scars for life for doing wheelies… not rooting for the criminals but in this case the punishment is overboard for the crime
Criminal cops
You don’t think that setting the guy on fire was punishment enough but they’re gonna charge him with writing a wheelie on a motorcycle
The same Taser was fired by two different officers. Only the second officer is being charged, as he ignited the fire. The first officer needs to be charged too, he pulled it out, deployed it, and lost control of his weapon.
People after cop shoots suspect: uSe TaSeR
People after cop uses taser:
😂
Tyrants, poor kid
Where in the law does it say police should ignite citizens on fire?
Get your facts right that wasn’t a man it was a teenager
I am sure police around the USA will know not to use tasers around gasoline stations.
Never trust or call cops. It makes almost every situation worse
Break the law that’s what happens
Simple-minded statement.
He shouldn’t have tazed him at that moment.
Lawsuit 100% if he survives the coma
Lesson learned for D fudge on the dirt bike 🤣
Someone reports a gas leak. This cops comes in and strikes a match. He wears a helmet and eats Graham crackers.
Stupid and careless.
cops are not smart. its not the pigs fault that it was too stupid for common sense.
There needs to be a law against reporting someone has a firearm when they don’t, make it a crime! It’s just asking for someone to get hurt or killed because you’ve basically labeled them a deadly threat when in fact they’re unarmed.
A misdemeanor you cause that sort of injury and you face a misdemeanor 10 weeks in the hospital and the deputy is only looking at call in probation
“THIS IS HORRIBLE but what else do you do but set him on fire”
I’m seeing ppl say that he was the wrong guy. But it seems he is the right guy, just didn’t have a gun on him when they attacked him.
imagine if the biker wasnt acting like an a**hole, he’d be up and around instead of being extra crispy
mmmmm Kentucky fried dirtbiker
Free this man!!! His injuries (which was DIRECTLY caused by an officer) out weighs his crimes! If you disagree argue with your mother 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
It was about time they talk about this . This is crazy .
It was a accident