Taser misses the point...

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Okay, this is a little bit subtle so you'll need to pay attention.

Ruggieri ... bets a pacemaker only heightens the intensity of a Taser shock. "The pacemaker acts like an antenna ready to receive any kind of electrical current," Ruggieri said. "I don't think they've ever tested it."

Taser spokesman Steve Tuttle said there's no need to test it, because modern pacemakers are designed to withstand a cardiac defibrillator. He said a Taser puts out 1/1000th the energy of a defibrillator. "Mr. Ruggieri is peddling junk science," Tuttle said. "He keeps rearing his ugly head, and we keep having to dispel him."

Did you see what happened there?

Ruggiere was referring to the taser shock being directed by the artificial pacemaker hardware (conductors connected directly to the natural pacemaker centers on the heart). What he is saying is that, perhaps, maybe, the taser shock passing through the human body is picked-up by the pacemaker wiring and ends up being directed directly into the most sensitive part of the heart. This is a perfectly reasonable point and he is probably correct that Taser has never considered the point.

Now the Taser-wank Tuttle says that artificial pacemakers are designed to survive defibrillator shocks that are much higher.

Ah, excuse me Steve. YOU'VE MISSED THE POINT.

The point is NOT about damaging the artificial pacemakers.

Okay, see? YOU'VE MISSED THE POINT.

Ruggieri is pointing out that the artificial pacemaker hardware is conductive, is connected directly to the most sensitive part of the human heart, and that Taser probably didn't consider this little detail.

Ruggieri's point is perfectly valid and we are still waiting for an answer.

Tuttle missed the point. His ears are plugged-up with hubris.