Tuesday, May 18, 2010

DeKalb County's taser nightmare

Excuse me? Is that an 800-lb gorilla sitting over there?

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (17 May 2010) - A 40-year-old woman accused of stealing a car and fighting with police Friday is the second suspect this month to die after being tased by a DeKalb County police officer. ...

Three [other taser-associated] deaths occurred in the Gwinnett County jail after deputies used Tasers on inmates. The deaths occurred in 2003, 2004 and 2007. Autopsies showed two died of heart attacks, but they did not cite causes for the cardiac arrests. The third death was ruled a result of "excited delirium"... [LINK]

No comments:

Post a Comment

Comments from Taser International Inc. or their sock-puppets will not be published, but will be investigated. If you have a good pro-taser argument, then go start your own blog (they are free). Comments are moderated. And Google now automatically filters out comment spam.