Another Taser Death
Obey or die:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/375399.html
How many people must die from cops using tasers until the myth that they are non-lethal is disgraced? What about pepper spray, a baton or good old fashioned take down if cops are unable to effectively reason with those resisting their commands? Events involving taser happy clowns on power trips are becoming all to frequent these days.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
[…] (Story thanks to Strike the Root Blog 2008-01-11.) […]
February 7th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
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February 12th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
The story link was inactive, but I’ve seen enough of these reports to be similarly disgusted. Just because most people won’t die from a taser attack doesn’t mean that they should be used indiscriminately. Tasering someone for non-life-threatening, mild physical resistance is obscene. It’s playing Russian Roulette with peoples’ lives, never mind that most of them aren’t smart enough to play it cool in public.