Tasered man was "uncooperative". He's cooperating now...

[Contrary1]

he's dead.

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. - A man died after state troopers stunned him with a Taser when they said he became "uncooperative" after being involved in a wreck.

The State Patrol said five troopers were placed on standard administrative leave after the man's death Tuesday. A patrol spokesman would not describe what kind of "uncooperative" behavior was involved.

The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation. This is a traumatic event for a lot of people," superintendent Tim O'Malley said. "Someone has died, and in fairness to that person, the troopers, family members and others who may have been affected, we need to make sure that we're accurate and thorough."

The man who died was identified as Mark C. Backlund, 29, by his father, Gordon Backlund. He had been driving to the airport to pick up his parents, who were returning from a trip to Florida..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22709695/

[Solon]

1. What the hell do they mean by uncooperative?

Its like a catch all excuse to use force, it seems, yet can cover such a wide variety of things. If I smartmouth a cop, are they supposed to shoot me for that? That could be considered "uncooperative", couldn't it? Unless this guy started swinging, the use of force was unjustified.

[zabet]

2. He may have been

'uncooperative' due to
injuries or trauma if he
hit his head during the
wreck.

[allalone]

3. cops are using these tasers like a toy

so another dead citizen

[XboxWarrior]

4. Wonder how long...

...his parents waited before they jumped in a cab?

[meow2u3]

5. Those troopers are acting like little kids who just got a new toy

...and have gotten carried away with their cops-and-robbers game. Only this time, the "robber" was an accident victim who was probably woozy from a car crash. Those troopers zapped first and asked questions much later--too late.

Zap-happy cops who throw their weight around like this gives the law enforcement a bad name.