Showing posts with label taser deaths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taser deaths. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2008

17 Year Old Dies After Being Tasered

A teenager died after police used a Taser on him inside a grocery store in northeast Charlotte.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police homicide detectives said they will investigate why police used the Taser on 17-year-old Darryl Turner Thursday afternoon.

WSOCTV.com

The police forces who repeat TASER company propaganda that Tasers don't kill should explain how a 17 year old could die after being shot with a Taser.

It is offensive to common sense to suggest that Tasers did not cause or contribute directly to the deaths of more than 300 people who have died after being Tasered.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Healthy 29 Year Old Man Suffers Taser Death In Minnesota

Mark Backlund, a 29 year old man, reported by his family to be in good health, has died after being tasered by Minnesota police for failing to cooperate after crashing his vehicle. The official line is that "more study" is needed to determine the cause of death. No word on whether officials will consider the remote possibility that the taser blast might have had something to do with it.