Even if tasers are not usually deadly they are disabling and that gives a perp in close quarters an opportunity to grab the truly deadly weapon: the officer’s gun.
“at no time was Mr. Brooks ever a threat to anyone.”
Yep.
And Trayvon Martin was never a threat to Zimmerman.
And Michael Brown was never a threat to anyone.
And George Floyd was never a threat to anyone.
And BlackLivesMatter and Antifa are “peaceful.”