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    Headlines - Jury finds Taser responsible for man's death

    The controversial Taser device has, for the first time, been held responsible for causing death.
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    Re: Headlines - Jury finds Taser responsible for man's death

    Fancy a go at this one Nick?

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    Re: Headlines - Jury finds Taser responsible for man's death

    ive hated tasers since i saw a video of a US cop using one on a woman who was refusing to hang up her phone, sure she wasnt listening to him but what danger was he in? was she going to hang up and chuck it at him? they should be banned or only given to trained cops not every cop and his dog

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    Re: Headlines - Jury finds Taser responsible for man's death

    We i suppose being hit wit a taser has a better survival rate than a real gun.
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    Cool Re: Headlines - Jury finds Taser responsible for man's death

    I would like to know the answers to a couple of questions:
    A: Since when does the human body "store" a few ZAPS of electric current for a period of 30 hours before finally killing someone? That' really a new one on me.
    I've spoken to electricians who have been zapped numerous times on their jobs while doing repairs and they seem to be very much alive to this day.
    B: It's my understanding that when a criminal act is committed; it matters NOT, who the person was/is that fired the shot; it is the perpetrator's fault in all instances if a death occurs. Here is a case where Mr. Heston attacked his father, the police were called and he attacked the three of them. They used a Taser and unfortunately, due to drugs and an enlarged heart, the stress and strain of that activity, caused the man to have a heart attack and die. Did the Taser REALLY cause it? How many people die annually from enlarged hearts just because they engage in a sport activity. Who should get sued then?
    I think that the jury and the judge were very out of line with this finding, but then again, that is just my opinion. Do many of you agree?
    Jim

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    Re: Headlines - Jury finds Taser responsible for man's death

    I see a lawsuit, a settlement, and some profiteering.

    Nothing else...

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    Re: Headlines - Jury finds Taser responsible for man's death

    Quote Originally Posted by dave87 View Post
    I see a lawsuit, a settlement, and some profiteering.

    Nothing else...
    I see pastyman3851 going on a crusade. Other than that....

    Admittedly I'm in the sticks, so a little less 'at risk' than others, but I've never seen anyone being tasered (other than Nick...) or had one pointed at me for being a little overzealous with a celery stick, but where it can be used, surely it's a damn site better than calling in the firing squad, where someone inevitably ends up with a hole in their head.

    Batton or gun. Surely there should be something in the middle. Chavs need not post 'bricks' in reply to this post.

    So this bloke had an inflamed heart, supposedly due to drug abuse... not wanting to push the boat out here, but perhaps if he hadn't broken the law for many consecutive years he might not have been zapped, let alone had a heart stretching his rib cage which turned a funky blue colour when hooked up to a rechargeable battery?

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