[MeekOneGOP]

Several members of Mr. Wright's family said police officers came to their home and told them that a stun gun had been used during the incident.

The Dallas Morning News linked a large version of the picture in the article:

A police officer fired a stun gun at Ronald E. Wright, 35, on the State Highway 360 overpass in Arlington
just before Mr. Wright jumped to his death Tuesday afternoon. The wires hanging from the gun are attached
to the darts that deliver the electrical charge.
(RON BASELICE / DMN)

[MeekOneGOP]

Police said Mr. Wright expressed concern with a television news van that had pulled up within his line of sight near High Point Church, about a quarter mile away.

To the DMN: Then why not the title?:

Television News van pulled up to scene and preceded man's suicide moments before New Year's Eve tragedy in Arlington

[coloradan]

The police in this case are a lot more humane than in San Fransisco where a police sniper shot and killed a potential bridge jumper.

[SSN558]

A stun gun is marketed as a non leathl tool for law emforcement. Nothing could be further from the truth.

1. A doped up or very angry person can handle the jolt and keep on fighting. I used to do this as an old bar trick. Hit me with the stun gun and if I don't spill "muh beer" you got to buy me another.

2. Because police are led to believe it is non lethal they will use it more often and in situtations where deadly force is not allowed.

3. I know of a persons father that has alzheimers and did not cooperate with the police because he was confused. The stun gun nearly killed him due to a heart condition.

4. The aging population of the U.S. and increased use of medical implant devices, i.e. pacemakers for example, insure that more of these stun gun uses will result in a negligent death lawsuit.

[Consort]

[xJones]

Good grief, Meek, they talked to that guy for three hours, a job I surely wouldn't want to have. But his family shouldn't blame the police, they tried their best but that guy was determined to go and wanted to make a scene of it.

[The Turbanator]

"Dam, I reached for the wrong choice of weapons again."

[csvset]

What's the problem? The dumb SOB got his wish, he died.

[mamalujo]

what is that object behind the jumper?
It looks like a bag or something.

[the rifleman]

The M26 will drop you when you're hit with it, the wave length of the electrical charge is very close to the wave length of muscel tissue control signals. The amperage is bumped up alittle also. The lower dart probably missed, it's set at a 8 degree angle to the top dart which is right on the laser spot, at 21 feet it's 36" low. The officer has to take this into consideration when firing and tilt the gun alittle respective to the bodys angle.

The guy went over the side like he said he would and that's to bad. Perhaps using the experimental glue gun would have stuck him to the side of the bridge. At any rate, better luck next time.

[FITZ]

Several members of Mr. Wright's family said police officers came to their home and told them that a stun gun had been used during the incident.

Too bad they can't get the family to the scene to try and talk to the guy before trying the stun gun.

[robertpaulsen]

I'm stunned.