West Memphis, AK (AP) - ...Police used a stun gun to subdue Dewayne Chatt during a scuffle Wednesday night as officers were trying to arrest him for loitering. ... Chatt was pronounced dead in his jail cell at 2:14 a.m. [Thursday morning] ...West Memphis police say it is standard procedure to use a stun gun when a suspect fails to comply with a command. [LINK]
Did the local authorities remember to give the victim medical attention between tasering him on Wednesday night and finding him dead in his jail cell very early the next morning? Or did they just toss him in the jail cell after tasering him?
Does failure to comply justify application of a measure that seems to be occasionally lethal? Is this standard policy based on an assumed level of safety as describe by the manufacturer? What is the risk (numerically)? Is this policy recommended by Taser? Do you still trust them? Did they tell you 2mA "average"? Did they ever mention 151 mA RMS?
Was this application of the taser better than a gun? Did it save a life? Would they have simply shot him with a gun for loitering or failure to comply if it weren't for the "life-saving" taser?
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