From comments previously posted on this space, many people believe that the use of a Taser gun is perfectly safe. The incident at the Vancouver airport should be added to the data pool:

“The man who died at Vancouver International Airport after jolts from a Taser gun may have had a rare condition known as excited delirium, RCMP speculated Monday, though the coroner’s office has not yet determined the cause of death.”

link: Rare condition may have killed man jolted by Taser: RCMP

The advocates of the Taser say that it is not deadly force. However, if there are pre-existing conditions, then that statement is not valid. The person holding and using the Taser is not precognitive. Instead, it is a statistical gamble that this time it is not deadly.

Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
FlyingHamster

Tags: safety, taser, deadly force, rcmp