Gondring said: Yes...I thought it was good that the reporter/editor made it clear why the police were there and that they tased after he swung the sword at them.
petercopper said: You’re a moron. He came at cops with a sword and was tased and the sucker died. What were cops supposed to do, invite him for tea? They acted responsibly.
First of all saying the reporter made it clear why police were there isn't quite true, the article says it was a "emergency custody violation", what ever the he** that is.
Secondly: Why did they go inside his house? He couldn't very well harm them if they stayed outside the house, swords don't have much of a killing range, so they provoked the violence and then killed the guy because he responded to their violence(entering his house uninvited). Granted, they didn't shoot him but still, they killed him. Tasers are dangerous regardless of what the cops claim.
I would like to see what they were actually called for. Did he have a kid in the house, was he threatening the child if that was the case? Just why did the cops feel it was necessary to enter the house?
I would rather see cops go back to hitting people with their nightsticks than using tasers, they rely on them way too much.
Helps if you get it correct, emergency custody order
That means it's to place in protective custody, IE, straight jacket time.
Protective custody does not mean kill the man!!! Court normally issues these only when they have a court history of mental problems for the person.