Study Shows Florida Leads Nation In Taser Deaths

[struggle4progress]

POSTED: 12:43 pm EDT August 14, 2005

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A newspaper report says that Florida leads the nation in Taser associated deaths with 27 over a five year period. <snip>

The report says at least 14 showed signs of excited delirium, a condition that even the maker of Taser weapons acknowledges puts people at "potentially fatal health risks" from impaired breathing. And at least 12 had heart ailments.

http://www.wftv.com/news/4850169/detail.html

[SteppingRazor]

1. Something that all f us Floridians can be extra proud of n/t

[HockeyMom]

2. Tasering 5 year olds,

yep, good christian people. :sarcasm:

[Placebo]

3. DU is obsessed with tazers

i see threads about it all the time, what gives?

[Demit]

4. The threads are in response to news stories about taserings.

That's not obsession.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. Because people are being killed and punished by cops.

It is a response that is far in excess of the actions of the deceased. Cops love tasers because it puts punishment, easily and regularly used, in their hands. There is more than enough evidence of cops using tasers indisciminantly. Cavalierly, even.

[geomon666]

5. Woohoo! We win! In your face El Salvador!

Texas has got nothing on Floriduh.

[Olney Blue]

7. The article said 20 out of 27 had evidence of drug usage.

This probably put them at increased risk for complications from the taser.

[struggle4progress]

9. Absolutely it put them at greater risk.

"If you snort snow, don't get tasered; if you're gonna get tasered, don't snort snow."

[WildClarySage]

10. And of course, all drug users should be put to death immediately

without due process...

[Olney Blue]

11. The sad thing is that tasers are supposed to prevent deaths

from gunfire. In these cases, it didn't.

btw, my sister's an addict- I don't like your comment

[WildClarySage]

12. The sarcasm wasn't obvious?

[Olney Blue]

13. No, guess I need to get hit over the head with a

:sarcasm:



:-)

[MasonJar]

8. Florida and Texas will be a lot better off when the two get rid of

all the Bushes.

[BiggJawn]

14. What "study"?

Anyone with a brain could have come to that conclussion just from reading LBN and GD posts.

FloriDUH and Bernie's Buzzer...It's like bacon and eggs....


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