Andre Thomas, 37, the father of a two and half year-old daughter was killed Tuesday by Swissvale police officers in Pittsburgh.
Witnesses say that excessive force was used. After the police Tasered the unarmed man they cuffed him, kicked him and stomped on him. “After he was Tased and handcuffed, one officer used a football-type kick and stomped him in the head” said one witness who declined to be named. He was treated at the scene but was dead on arrival at hospital.
Note the body language of the police spokesman, does that not say “we’ve fucked-up big time on this one”. Allegheny County police have started an investigation and the Pittsburgh FBI’s Civil Rights section has started its own inquiry.
Should Tasers Be Banned?
I invite you to comment on this story and the whole issue of the use of Tasers by the police. What’s your opinion? Should they be banned? Should only well-trained officers have them? This is not the last report I will be publishing much more about Taser abuse soon.
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The pro-taser arguments are all shredded. Some naughty behaviour by certain pro-taser minions and fan-boys is documented. Technical points are examined.
And if you’re still uncertain about the question of taser death causality, then Google up the taser’s “Curious Temporal Asmmetry”.