I think your parenthetical editorial opinion is a little too early. There seem to be two different stories: either a guy charging cops or 5 cops (Miami cops that is) against one guy. Let’s let the investigation unfold.
BTW, Tasers should be classified as lethal weapons.
You may be right...but the obama-lovin’ Miami media is really, really playing this up....trying to drum up the tears for this kid who ran from cops....and was given the opportunity to surrender....
I even heard one report where one of his friends said “He wasn’t a criminal, he was an artist!” Later, the reporterette says his friends admit he was doing something illegal, but should not have died because of it......
However, that would mean that Taser could only be used when lethal force is justified. This would mean that the gun or the taser could be used in a lethal use of force situation. If you are justified and feel the need to use lethal force then why would you use a tool that would only shock the person? If the gun is used, the only reason to use it is to terminate the person it is pointed at. I wish we had data on the number of taser uses compared to number of deaths occurring after someone was tased.
Tasers are classified as “less-lethal”, not to be confused with “less-than-lethal”.