Man causes public disturbance.
Police TASER™ man.
Man dies.
Two weeks ago, a federal jury in California did :
"A federal jury has held Taser International responsible for the death of a Salinas man in U.S. District Court in San Jose on Friday, and awarded his family more than $6 million in punitive and compensatory damages.
An attorney for the family called the verdict a “landmark decision,” and indicated that it was the first time Taser International had been held responsible for a death or injury linked to its product."
Here is how Taser International reported it in their news release :
"Jury Finds Extended Taser Device Application 15 Percent Responsible for Arrest Related Death"
TASER™ is appealing the decision.
5 comments:
15% responsible is small comfort when you're 100% dead.
I'm guessing the other 85% is possibly astrological in origin.
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Ya but Q, when they appeal, lose and it goes to 100%, the good news is that the family will get another 5.67 X $6 million which, if I'm not mistaken, is rumoured to be approximately the same amount that TI spends on flack hackery monthly.
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