Latest Taser death raises doubts of proper police use of stun guns
June 12, 2007
Associated Press
In Oklahoma City, Milisha Thompson was already on the ground in handcuffs outside the rescue mission where she was staying when she was, according to her husband, tasered as many as 20 times. Ms. Thompson, 35, soon stopped breathing. Really?!? Of course, "the cause of her May 19 death has not been determined, pending results of toxicology tests."
"It's a legitimate law-enforcement tool," said Florida State University criminology professor George Kirkham, a former police officer. "But it's supposed to be used as a defensive weapon. The problem we're seeing around the country is it's being used abusively."
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This woman obviously was a no account drug addict and deserved to be tasered 20 times....and naturally,without a doubt, she died from a drug over dose...not from the taser!!! Sound familiar folks? Good God, when will people finally "get it"...and when will this madness end?
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