A Taser was used by police to kill a 17 year old boy. The kid's parents sued Taser, which lost big time in court.
I hope the verdict stands up on appeal, but I am not holding my breath. My impression has been that Federal appellate courts are all too willing to throw out civil jury verdicts when a company loses.
Smarter than
2 days ago
I believe you are wrong in this case. I think the kid would have died if they had jumped on him and detained him. Look into "excited delirium". It is real.
ReplyDeleteThe science doesn't support anything else. Granted a 37 second jolt is a bit much, but that supports the ED possibility.
BCFD36
"Excited delirium" is what coroners put on the death certificate if they don't have the foggiest idea why the person died. There is no such disease in the Merck Manual or in any other diagnostic manual, its only appearance seems to be on death certificates that occur after the police use force to arrest someone. You never hear of someone dying of "excited delirium" after an auto accident, or someone dying of "excited delirium" after being beat up in a mugging, or someone dying of "excited delirium" in any other instance where police officers aren't involved. It seems that "excited delirium" is a disease carried by police officers, since it's only in their presence that it seems to show its face -- and it *only* happens after force has been used by police officers as part of arresting someone. Funny that, hey?
ReplyDelete- Badtux the Snarky Penguin
I'm with BadTux on this one. ED is only diagnosed when someone dies in a police encounter. It is a diagnosis that is not recognized by any reputable medical body.
ReplyDeleteED = Death by Cop.