Naked man dies after being Tasered by deputies in Lakewood

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Naked man dies after being subdued by deputies in Lakewood
11:36 AM, February 15, 2009
A man who authorities say was running naked through the streets of Lakewood died after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies used pepper spray and Tasers to subdue him, officials said today.

Deputies responded to a disturbance call in the 5700 block of Silva Street about 10:15 p.m. Saturday when they encountered the victim. The man, whose name was not released, was irrational and belligerent, and advanced on an undisclosed number of deputies in a threatening manner as they tried to calm him down, according to Deputy Richard Li, a Sheriff’s Department spokesman.

Shortly after the man was handcuffed, Li said, deputies determined that he was not breathing; they administered CPR until paramedics arrived. The man was transported to an unidentified local hospital, where he died.

Sheriff’s homicide detectives were dispatched to the scene to investigate, Li said.

— Christine Hanley

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/02/naked-man-dies.html

brave, brave officers :sarcasm:

[rrneck]

1. It's cheaper

to give the officers tasers than to have enough officers to subdue an out of control individual. One cop with a taser is a lot less expensive than three or four cops to wrestle the guy to the ground and cuff him.

[vadawg]

2. its also a lot safer for the cops and believe it or not the suspects.

Yes there are some who suffer death, unfortunately your gonna get some who die no matter how we try to take them down. i like the taser personally as it means i can do a take down whe my back up is slow to arrive and im fairly confident that i am less likely to get hurt or to cause permanent damage if i have to go hands on.