The Day of Blogging for Justice on December 4, 2009 was a unconditional success. Bloggers from the Americas and Europe joined together to post articles, videos and images of Taser incidents and information. Indisputable evidence of the lethal nature of these instruments of torture and death was posted on Excited-Delirium, Electronic Village and many other blogs that joined the campaign.
The killing hasn’t stopped but thousands more people have been made aware of how lethal these machines are and as a result many more are questioning their use. The alliance of participating bloggers want Tasers banned. Furthermore, The Duck Shoot demands that all deaths that occurred after Taser use should be re-examined and where the Taser was used without just cause the law officers involved be charged with homicide.
There have been deaths wherever Tasers are used but in the United States it is an epidemic. Cops in the US are just plain crazy and because they are never been held accountable they continue to abuse the people they are employed to serve.
The officers of Taser International should be charged with first degree murder too, as against all evidence that there weapons are lethal they continued to promote their use and deny they kill.
Here are the names of the 61 Americans killed by Taser between January 9, 2009 and January 17, 2010.
Jan 9, 2009, Derrick Jones, 17, Black, Martinsville, Virginia
Jan 11, 2009, Rodolfo Lepe, 31, Hispanic, Bakersfield, California
Jan 22, 2009, Roger Redden, 52, Caucasian, Soddy Daisy, Tennessee
Feb 2, 2009, Garrett Jones, 45, Caucasian, Stockton, California
Feb 11, 2009, Richard Lua, 28, Hispanic, San Jose, California
Feb 13, 2009, Rudolph Byrd, 37, Black, Thomasville, Georgia
Feb 13, 2009, Michael Jones, 43, Black, Iberia, Louisiana
Feb 14, 2009, Chenard Kierre Winfield, 32, Black, Los Angeles, California
Feb 28, 2009, Robert Lee Welch, 40, Caucasian, Conroe, Texas
Mar 22, 2009, Brett Elder, 15, Caucasian, Bay City, Michigan
Mar 26, 2009, Marcus D. Moore, 40, Black, Freeport, Illinois
Apr 1, 2009, John J. Meier Jr., 48, Caucasian, Tamarac, Florida
Apr 6, 2009, Ricardo Varela, 41, Hispanic, Fresno, California
Apr 10, 2009, Robert Mitchell, 16, Black, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 13, 2009, Craig Prescott, 38, Black, Modesto, California
Apr 16, 2009, Gary A. Decker, 50, Black, Tuscon, Arizona
Apr 18, 2009, Michael Jacobs Jr., 24, Black, Fort Worth, Texas
Apr 30, 2009, Kevin LaDay, 35, Black, Lumberton, Texas
May 4, 2009, Gilbert Tafoya, 53, Caucasian, Holbrook, Arizona
May 17, 2009, Jamaal Valentine, 27, Black, La Marque, Texas
May 23, 2009, Gregory Rold, 37, Black, Salem, Oregon
Jun 9, 2009, Brian Cardall, 32, Caucasian, Hurricane, Utah
Jun 13, 2009, Dwight Madison, 48, Black, Bel Air, Maryland
Jun 20, 2009, Derrek Kairney, 36, Race, Unknown, South Windsor, Connecticut
Jun 30, 2009, Shawn Iinuma, 37, Race, Unknown, Fontana, California
Jul 2, 2009, Rory McKenzie, 25, Black, Bakersfield, California
Jul 20, 2009, Charles Anthony Torrence, 35, Caucasion, Simi Valley, California
Jul 30, 2009, Johnathan Michael Nelson, 27, Caucasion, Riverside County, California
Aug 9, 2009, Terrace Clifton Smith, 52, Race, Unknown, Moreno Valley, California
Aug 12, 2009, Ernest Ridlehuber, 53, Race, Unknown, Greenville, South Carolina
Aug 14, 2009, Hakim Jackson, 31, Black, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 18, 2009, Ronald Eugene Cobbs, 38, Black, Greensboro, North Carolina
Aug 20, 2009, Francisco Sesate, 36, Hispanic, Mesa, Arizona
Aug 22, 2009, T.J. Nance, 37, Race, Unknown, Arizona City, Arizona
Aug 26, 2009, Miguel Molina, 27, Hispanic, Los Angeles, California
Aug 27, 2009, Manuel Dante Dent, 27, Hispanic, Modesto, California
Sep 3, 2009, Shane Ledbetter, 38, Caucasian, Aurora, Colorado
Sep 16, 2009, Alton Warren Ham, 45, Caucasian, Modesto, California
Sep 19, 2009, Yuceff W. Young II, 21, Black, Brooklyn, Ohio
Sep 21, 2009, Richard Battistata, 44, Hispanic, Laredo, Texas
Sep 28, 2009, Derrick Humbert, 38, Black, Bradenton, Florida
Oct 2, 2009, Rickey Massey, 38, Black, Panama City, Florida
Oct 12, 2009, Christopher John Belknap, 36, Race, Unknown, Ukiah, California
Oct 16, 2009, Frank Cleo Sutphin, 19, Race, Unknown, San Bernadino, California
Oct 27, 2009, Jeffrey Woodward, 33, Race, Unknown, Gallatin, Tennessee
Nov 14, 2009, Darryl Bain, 43, Black, Coram, New York
Nov 16, 2009, Matthew Bolick, 30, Caucasian, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nov 19, 2009, Jesus Gillard, 61, Black, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Nov 21, 2009, Ronald Petruney, 49, Race: Unknown, Washington, Pennsylvania
Nov 27, 2009, Eddie Buckner, 53, Caucasian, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2009, Andrew Grande, 33, Caucasian, Oak County, Florida
Dec 11, 2009, Hatchel Pate Adams III, 36, Black, Hampton, Virginia
Dec 11, 2009, Paul Martin Martinez, 36, Hispanic, Roseville, California
Dec 13, 2009, Douglas Boucher, 39, Caucasian, Mason, Ohio
Dec 14, 2009, Linda Hicks, 62, Black, Toledo, Ohio
Dec 19, 2009, Preston Bussey III, 41, Race: Unknown, Rockledge, Florida
Dec 20, 2009, Michael Hawkins, 39, Caucasian, Springfield, Missouri
Dec 30, 2009, Stephen Palmer, Race: Unknown, Stamford, Connecticut
Jan 6, 2010, Delano Smith, Black, Elkhart, Indiana
Jan 17, 2010, William Bumbrey III, Black, Arlington, Virginia
List compiled by Electronic Village
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From a Navajo County sheriff press release:
At that point, Sheriff K.C. Clark came into the interview room and suggested the use of a Taser would cause Tafoya to spit out whatever he was chewing. However, repeated use of the Taser didn’t stop Tafoya from continuing to chew nor caused him to spit out the unknown substance.
Pertinent points from the above police statement – “unknown substance” and “repeated use of the Taser” in circumstances where no officer or member of the public was in danger!
At the moment Sheriff Clark’s website is down so I cannot fully research this – but I will.
The cops web site was up again but search of the main site and the information blog revealed nothing. It seems they erased his life and his memory! I did searches for an autopsy report and any follow-up information but I could find nothing. If any visitors know anything else I would appreciate it.
May 4, 2009 Gilbert Tafoya was not killed by taser. He died because he ate the significant amount of Meth that he hid in his mouth.
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