Since we don't have a News thread. I thought we should. (Mostly cuz I really don't know where to put this. And while it does make me mad, I would say it makes me sadder more so then anything...)
A homeless man got beaten into a coma. He died a few days later. He had schizophrenia and was off his meds... 5 cops to take a 135 pound (61K) and they tased him a lot to. (You can hear it in the video...)
NSFW it shows a picture of the guy, and he looks horrible... So, you may not want to look at it if you are at work... (there is also a video, its from a bus stop about half a block away. and its more audio then picture. But still... Pretty fucked up...)
http://reason.com/blog/2011/07/29/homeless-man-dies-after-being#commentcontainer
I mean 5 guys to take in one dude. Fucking hell... It's shit like this that makes me feel dirty just being a human...
that is indeed sad and a total abuse of power.
Know that justice is still served at least some of the time.
http://www.wbtv.com/story/15115458/jury-awards-10-million-against-taser-internantional-for-charlotte-teens-death
I've always disagreed with the practice of using a Taser as a means to induce compliance; I've always been of the opinion that a Taser should be used as a substitute for lethal force, as in, you use a Taser only when the only alternative is using a gun.