Right from the start, if the pro-taser fanboys wish to invoke the argument that of course tasers are potentially deadly when used on drug users, that would be a good first step. And logically, such an acknowledgement of the real world RISK OF DEATH should be incorporated into 'Taser DON'T Use' Policy.
To be crystal clear, Taser International has repeatedly denied that drug users are at increased risk of death in the minutes after being tasered.
Repost from 9 April 2008:
Drug addicts - get past the image, use logic [LINK]
Drug addicts - get past the image, use logic
A drug addict is, obviously, someone that is addicted to (often illegal) drugs. In other words, they're probably taking these drugs quite a bit. This high rate of usage more-or-less follows logically from the meaning of the word "addict"; once we get past the distracting negative image.
Monday: Take drugs.
Tuesday: Take drugs.
Wednesday: Take drugs.
Thursday: Take drugs.
Wednesday: Take drugs.
Thursday: Take drugs.
Friday: Take drugs.
Saturday: Take drugs.
Sunday: Take drugs.
Monday: Take drugs.
Tuesday: Take drugs.
Wednesday: Take drugs.
Thursday: Take drugs.
Friday: Take drugs.
Saturday: Take drugs.
Sunday: Take drugs.
Monday: Take drugs.
Tuesday: Take drugs.
Wednesday: Take drugs.
Thursday: Take drugs. Tasered. Died.
Well obviously it was the drugs that killed him. The taser obviously had nothing to do with it.
{ROLLS EYES}
Obviously such drug use could be a contributing factor. Hell, it could even be a MAJOR contributing factor. But to leave out any mention of the taser is either intellectually dishonest, or pays too much respect to the questionable "science" that concludes that the taser is 'perfectly safe'.
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