Man dies after being Tasered...

[wildwildwest]

An eyewitness's video recording of a man dying after being stunned with a Taser by police on Oct. 14 at Vancouver International Airport has been released to the public.

Read more and watch the video here on cbcnews.ca

The sad part is he had just taken his first 'aero-plane' ride all the way from Poland...

[longboardjim]

very sad! and an example why it's so very important to have an interpreter and/or understanding of the language when traveling. ( interpreted: I go balistic having to take my shoes off at airport customs and walk around in socks just to fly between islands weekly - hawaii )

sincerely ~ ..." you have been detained until we can identify the gaseous odor eminating from your sneakers! "... :fool:

[DonMike]

Wow, that's really messed up. I mean, on the one hand we're only hearing a part of the story but regardless of the situation, when a man is calmly standing against a wall when is it ever a good idea to use a taser?

[wildwildwest]

A 20-year-old man died Sunday after being shot with a Taser device during a scuffle with a sheriff's deputy in Maryland, a spokeswoman for the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said.

More here at CNN.com

Of course, Taser International says ""We are taken aback by the number of media outlets that have irresponsibly published conclusive headlines blaming the Taser device and/or the law enforcement officers involved as the cause of death before completion of the investigation," said Tom Smith, the company's founder and chairman of the board."

And of course, that is what you would expect them to say...

[DonMike]

A bystander's video of the Vancouver incident that showed the victim continuing to struggle after being shot with the device "is proof that the Taser device was not the cause of his death," the company said on its Web site. Cardiac arrest caused by electrical current would have caused immediate death, it said.

This reminds me of that Laurie Anderson song "It's not the bullet that kills you, it's the hole".

[wildwildwest]

Man dies after police use stun gun

KRQE Posted: Nov 19, 2007 08:39 AM

RATON, New Mexico - State police say a man involved in a fight in Raton died shortly after police used a stun gun on him.
Police tried to talk with Jesse Saenz, 23, who they say was involved in a fight on Oliver Street in Raton.
Because he wouldn't cooperate, police say, they used their stun gun on him.
Police noticed he was unconscious as they brought him to the Colfax County Detention Center. He was given CPR but later died.
Medical examiners will conduct an autopsy.

[skaterkid9]

I don't think the taser did him in. If you go to 8:27 and watch through 8:30 a few times you'll see he stopped moving after several temple strikes by the red headed cop. Notice how the guy was still moving prior to that, then the red headed bastard used a two handed stabbing blow hard enough to even break his baton...

Just another murderer with a badge.

[wildwildwest]

I truly believe that Tasers are far more dangerous than the company who makes them wants us to believe.

Police Name Man Who Died After Shocks From Taser
by Adam May
BALTIMORE (WJZ) ― Police use of Tasers is up and so is the number of people who die after being shocked.
Adam May reports Baltimore City Police have released new information about a man who died shortly after being subdued last weekend.
Police were called to North Payson Street late Friday night when residents and a BGE worker saw a man wildly jumping on top of vehicles. He later ran down the street and through the front doors of the Sandtown-Winchester Nursing Center, throwing furniture around the inside before dashing into a laundry room.
"One of our officers pulled out a Taser, struck him once with it. It slowed him down, but he's still fighting. We struck him again, slowed him down long enough to get the cuffs on him," said Baltimore City Police spokesperson Troy Harris.
A short time later, 50-year-old Thomas Campbell stopped breathing.
In the neighborhood, some residents raised concerns.
"The Tasers, they're not trained to use them. It's supposed to be less lethal force, but they might as well shoot them," said a resident who wanted to be identified only as Wayne.
But Harris says police get extensive training and have limited choices.
"If the situation escalates and goes from baton, the only thing we have is going from baton to service weapons, and this gives us a medium, so we don't have to go to that use of force."
After 17 uses this year in Baltimore City, three people have died after being shocked.

Read more about this here: WJZ.com