I'd be interested to know how a jury, who were likely only laymen, could determine the Taser was "15 per cent" responsible for the death. How could they determine the degree of cause like that? And is the family going to sue whoever was responsible for the other 85 per cent of the cause of death. Maybe the parents own defective genes were responsible for about 60 per cent of the cause (i.e., FAS, or family history of heart problems). If that's the case, maybe somebody should sue the parents for propagating defective genetics.
On the other side of the coin, with the number of controversial cases involving Taser-related deaths, police officers seem to be either improperly trained in their use or quite possibly improperly informed by Taser in the first place.
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