Hi NJ,
The fact is, I can't find a single case of someone dying as the result of being tasered, not to say that it isn't possible.
I wonder what you would regard as evidence of someone dying
as the result of being tasered. While it may be that no one has died
during a tasering there is evidence to suggest that tasers have been contributing factors.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (UK MOD agency) states :
"At least 16 deaths have been associated with their use in North America, albeit nearly all in connection with people using drugs, so Dstl not only has to check their general effect on people but also whether drugs such as cocaine make the heart more vulnerable to the pulses. So far there has been no evidence that a taser in isolation has directly killed an individual."
http://www.dstl.gov.uk/science_spot/shoot_to_stun.php
Further, there is easily locatable documentation on the internet of coroners stating that tasers have been factors in individuals deaths.
Police officers are beyond reproach until it is demonstrably proven that they have engaged in any wrongdoing.
It is only police officers who are beyond reproach, or everyone? I am certainly able to disapprove of a police officers actions if I disagree with them, why do you think I shouldn't?
Well, I still maintain that the man could have avoided all of that by simply complying.
But why should he? He was
not presenting a physical threat. He could expect to removed from the premises with appropriate force. To claim that this requires use of pain compliance is thuggery.
You spoke earlier in the thread of the need for boundaries, is it up to the public or our employees to determine the boundaries?
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