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Taser International Wins Lawsuit to Change Cause of Death
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Taser International recently started a legal campaign against medical examiners who claimed tasers contributed to the cause of death for several people. On Friday, an Ohio judge ruled in favor of the stun gun manufacturer (free registration may be required). While they do have a number of scientific studies on which they establish their claims, it's interesting that the alternate cause of death they champion — excited delirium — appears only in police reports on the deaths of difficult or drug-addled inmates, not in medical textbooks. Of course, that may change soon — Taser is funding and promoting research on the subject. Coroner reports such as the ones in this case contributed to the UN's opinion that taser use is torture."
Way to be vague on details, personal experience, and facts. Next time you think up facts, don't hesitate to post them.
Try a job where you have to wear a bullet-proof vest every day, not because of regulations, but because some crazy bastard may just up and shoot or knife you for no discernable reason. Try a job where you have to stop a husband from beating his wife and you have to come back the next day. Try a job where you are expected to risk your life because other people won't, and then you're lucky if you don't get sued for that act of vigilance. Try that, then come back and spout your ignorance.