I suspect mental disturbance was involved.
I suspect distress over a family member was involved.
I suspect he’d been sitting in the Emergency Room for 12 hours and grew irate was involved.
It doesn’t really matter what was involved. What matters is whether or not using a Taser was justified. What matters is whether the cop knew what he was doing. What matter is whether the Taser was properly calibrated and was working properly. These are all the issues that will end up in the lawsuit.
What would drugs have to do with this? Do you think this guy somehow deserved what happened to him? Should every person making a disturbance be Tased?
We should all be wearing those “Don’t tase me, bro!” t-shirts at a football game or a stag party then.
Oh I see, you’re one of those “Just make drugs legal man” people. No point in arguing with you.
Very astute WCS. An officer must know when to STOP "subduing" the perp. Also older tasers apparently didn't have the calibration and control newer models have. This link from Canada details Tasers unit stunning 60% over manufacturer specs.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081209/od_nm/us_tasers