Student shot with Taser by UCPD officers

[DanaC]

And the disadvantage of possibly aggravating heart conditions.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by DanaC

And the disadvantage of possibly aggravating heart conditions.

Especially if it's one of those bleeding hearts already, eh?

[wolf]

Originally Posted by DanaC

And the disadvantage of possibly aggravating heart conditions.

Seems like the determining factor in deaths subsequent to Taser deployment may be more about drug use, especially crack cocaine, than preexisting heart conditions. Every cop carrying a Taser has had it used on him/her. There are not a ton of reports about cops dropping dead after training, and cops are not the healthiest people on the planet (high stress level, poor diet, sit in a car and drive around through most of a shift), so it's not the Taser alone that's the problem.