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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
Is there a point to all your links?
Look, people can die in police custody- this isn't the first and most certainly won't be the last. BUT, the vast majority are not harmed at all including those that are tasered, sprayed, hit with batons, and all other physical forms of restraint.
Maybe link some stories where the taser was used successfully- those would outweigh all the negative ones 1000 times over.
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It looks to me like he is presenting an expert opinion. That was one of your requirements.
The thousands of taser 'success stories' make this an extraordinary occurrence, and that will attract extraordinary public scrutiny.
My inexpert eye has me wondering why a man baracading himself in a room by himself was deemed an imminent threat that necessitated this kind of response in the first place. He was there for 10 hours? What was the sudden hurry? Why could the police not simply remain at the doors until real attempts to communicate with the man be attempted?