List of Taser Deaths Over the Past Two Months
Sammy Baker - Quitman, Georgia - Oct. 1, 2007
Veteran Sammy Baker, 59, was Tased by an officer outside a convenience store in Quitman, Georgia, causing him to fall to the ground. The fall caused Baker to dislocate and fracture his spinal cord and ended in his death.
Robert Dziekanski - Vancouver, Canada - Oct. 14, 2007
A 40-year-old Polish immigrant who spoke no English, Dziekanski became distraught when he couldn't connect with his mother at the Vancouver International Airport. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived on the scene and, after only 20 seconds and no attempt to investigate the situation, began Tasing him. Even after he had fallen to the ground and was restrained, police continued to Tase him, resulting in his death.
Quilem Registre - Montreal, Canada - Oct. 17, 2007
Registre, 38, was Tased on Oct. 14 during a traffic stop. Police say he was intoxicated and aggressive and that they used the Taser in order to subdue him. He went to the hospital in critical condition and died three days later.
Jarrel Gray - Frederick, Maryland - Nov. 18, 2007
Police responded to a fight between four people in an apartment complex in Frederick, Maryland. Gray, 20, was Tased and fell unconscious. He was taken to the hospital were he was pronounced dead.
Christian Allen - Jacksonville, Florida - Nov. 18, 2007
Allen was pulled over by police for playing music too loud in his truck. Allen reportedly shoved an officer before he and his passenger ran away. He was Tased after a struggle with the officers. He went into cardiac arrest and died.
Jesse Saenz - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Nov. 18, 2007
Police say 20-year-old Jesse Saenz struggled with officers and that they had no choice but to Tase him. They say they Tased him only once. However, a witness says there was no struggle and that the police Tased Saenz for about five minutes. Saenz was transported to the county detention center where he died.
Unidentifed Man - Jacksonville, Florida - Nov. 20. 2007
A man whose identity has not been released fled the scene of a car crash and tried to break into a nearby home. The man reportedly fought with the officer and tried to bite him. The officer Tased him three times. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Howard Hyde - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Nov. 22, 2007
Hyde, a paranoid schizophrenic who had gone off his medication, was Tased by police during booking after they said he became unruly. He died a day later.
Robert Knipstrom - British Columbia, Canada - Nov. 24, 2007
The 36-year-old British Columbia resident died in the hospital four days after being Tased, pepper sprayed, and beaten with batons by Canadian police after acting agitated and combative in a store.
Posted by Tracy on November 25, 2007 9:16 PM | DIGG | del.icio.us | furl
Maybe every warning here has a real-happening basis.
http://www.taser.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Controlled%20Documents/Warnings/LG-INST-LEWARN-001%20REV%20L%20Law%20Enforcement%20Warnings.pdf
I had a family member die after being tazer, his name was Shannon Graves 29 yrs young, this happen June 25th 2008,
we all have stand up to and let our voice be herad
in my opinion i think the problem is that cops think they can do whatever they wnat because if you get robbed who do u call the cops if you get robbed by the cops who do u call?
i think that tasers are a wonderful NON LETHAL device. Would not every preferr to have a taser zap rather than a bullet?? look at the numbers, see how many people were killed by a firearm, then compare those numbers to those that were killed by a taaser. SHOCKING!! and you think that they should be banned??
The problem with tasers lies in that they are not considered lethal weapons and are therefore used in many more instances that do not require lethal force. However, individual biochemistry, states of mental or physical disease, unforeseen consequences (as in falling) and temporary drug intoxication (prescribed or not) CAN & DO KILL a portion of the population when tased - no matter how "few" times or how "low" the taser is set. For law enforcement officials to be taught that the taser is safer than a gun and can therefore be used for minor inconveniences or "lesser" crimes - IS A DEATH SENTENCES for many who are unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time or have a condition that would not kill an otherwise healthy person.......
Dr. Van Beveren,
Physiologist & Biochemists
More tazer deaths:
http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=282593