[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by icarus

Well now we are getting to the heart of the issue: whether the taser use was warranted.

Was the use of a taser justified under the circumstances? Was the taser deployed properly?

We are? From all acounts the taser was warranted. I along with wookie have said this. If we take all the information at face value it was warranted. The only leg you have to stand on was "was the taser applied properly" and there are no indications that it wasn't. Maybe it wasn't but you have made a pretty big arguement with only having a suggestion that it may have been aplied improperly.

People don't usually die from tasers. When they do, it raises suspicions about the conduct of the police.

It also raises suspicion that maybe he was cracked up on something. According to the articles there were quite a few witnesses. If the police had done something inappropriate, don't you think we would have heard about that already with people coming forward? Again, there is nothing to suggest they did not follow procedure.

If the evidence suggests the taser was indeed used properly (situationally and in deployment), then the cop should be without fault.

Yes, everything so far points to this conclusion.

If the evidence suggests that the taser was used improperly, then it may be found that excessive force was used and whether the cop intended to kill the guy or not he will nevertheless be held at fault for it. It is the thin skull rule. If you break the law, you are held responsible for all the results no matter how unforseeable.

Yes, nobody has said otherwise. Again, it appears that you are pulling this arguement out of thin air. If you had articulated yourself at the beginning that this was your stance, we wouldn't have gotten this far.

This question of fact is something a court should decide. Hopefully the internal investigation within the police department is conducted independently and disinterestedly, and if there is enough evidence for a case against the cop it should go to trial. If the cop truly did everything by the book, he should be okay.

Why wouldn't it be done with integrity? It appears you have very little trust when it comes to police.