Folsom, California - Reports of a man locked who was hallucinating and had locked himself in a bedroom. When officers arrived they found the man holding a knife. He was ordered to drop the knife. The man then reportedly approached officers in a threatening manner. Police shocked the man with a Taser stun gun twice, with no effect. Officers then fatally shot the man. [LINK]
Considering that there might be other old-school approaches that would perhaps have had a better outcome, one must ask if it is really wise to rush in with a taser.
Escalation explicitly chosen over de-escalation; based on promises made, but not kept.
There are perfectly reasonable arguments that would assign at least partial blame for this death on the failure of the taser (whether it was yet-another equipment failure, or its inherent operational limitations).
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I would like to draw your attention to my own article relating to the introduction of Taser in the Netherlands. It can be found at: http://europeanfreepress.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-dutch-are-won-taser-and-wandering.html.
Kind regards!
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