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Last October 3rd, 17-year old high school senior Victor Steen was riding his bike home from his home­coming football game after party, when he was brutally murdered by Officer Jerald Ard of the Pensacola (FL) Police Department.

Chasing the young boy for reasons yet determined (story keeps changing), Ard shot Steen with his taser, then ran him down with his police cruiser. After killing the boy, his doughnut and tax-eating buddies helped plant a gun on the boy's dead body too.

Death of teen on bike shows risks of expanded use of Tasers

Ard would later say that he tried to stop Victor because he had seen him at a construction site and thought he may have stolen something. But witness Victor Stallworth said he saw Victor ride his bicycle past the construction site without stopping. Months later, Ard gave investigators a different reason for stopping Victor: He didn't have a light on his bike — only two reflectors.

Ard spotted Victor and did a fast U-turn to stop him. When Victor didn't stop, Ard veered to the wrong side of the street and up on the sidewalk behind the teenager.

The officer revved the motor, his tires screeching, as he followed Victor into the side yard of an apartment building. With his flashers and PA system on, Ard yelled at Victor to "stop the bike."

It is unclear why Victor disobeyed the order to stop, but the teenager continued pedaling, trying to escape. Ard followed his every move, driving in and out of the wrong lane of traffic and up onto the sidewalk again. One minute and seven seconds into the chase Ard fired his Taser at Victor, who made a turn into a parking lot. About two seconds later, Victor fell to the ground and Ard ran over him.

Witnesses watched from in front of Sluggo's, a hipster vegan restaurant and bar directly across the street, about 50 feet from where Victor was killed. Elementary schoolteacher Rachel Moore said she saw the squad car on the wrong side of the street and heard the "loud click-click" of the Taser. She described the officer's driving as "careless" and said she feared he would hit the bicyclist.

"When the Taser clicked, the kid swung hard to his left over grass into the parking lot. The bike wobbled and he lost control. I don't know if the Taser hit him or the sound of it scared him. But he went down, and the cop turned into the parking lot and immediately ran over him," said Moore, who called 911.

Ard's cruiser dragged Victor, nearly breaking him in half. When the car stopped on top of a low concrete barrier in the parking lot, Ard called for an ambulance and jumped out of the car, yelling, "Dude, you all right? Are you alive? You hear me?"

"It is unclear why Victor disobeyed the order to stop." Uh, say that again please ... Would you stop if an armed stranger was chasing you down for no reason? A stranger in this case, who would become your murderer?

If there were any justice left in America, Ard would be doing hard-time for life. But Victor Steen was a mere mundane, a member of the country class you see, therefore Esteemed Officer Jerald Ard will suffer no significant punishment for committing murder. In fact, His Highness Escambia County Judge John Simon blamed the victim for his death.

Mr. Steen desired to avoid apprehension on October 3, 2009. That desire led to Mr. Steen’s ill-advised decision to ignore a lawful command.

It must be good to be a Ruler.

Just another day in our once free United States of America ...

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