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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
So some broken ribs is a better option than a tase? Which in the majority of cases has no side effects whats so ever. Not to mention possible injuries to the police officers?
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I think broken ribs are better a better option than a coffin, which does occur with too great a rate of incidence with Tasers, especially when used on a subject who is in a state of excited delirium. In subjects in a state of excited delirium the risk of a fatal outcome with Taser use is much greater, so extra caution must be used.
There really isn't much point in kicking this football around though. It's one of those cases that polarizes the two sides of the debate and the differences in views are pretty much irreconcilable. I think the only common ground between the two sides is that it's a really tragic, messed up incident, made worse by the fact that international politics are woven into the whole schmozzle.
Edit: Here's a couple links about the use of Tasers on subjects who are in a state of excited delirium.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=7622314
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/ta...-delirium.html
I ran a much more in depth article on the subject in a magazine I publish, but I don't want to post that link for privacy reasons.