Blind woman with cancer taserd by police

Blind woman with cancer taserd by police
A blind Ohio woman was tased by police who were looking for a robbery suspect, a TV station is reporting. According to WHIO TV, "Dayton police said they went to an apartment building on Fernwood Avenue looking for a robbery suspect and ended up tazing the man's mother who is legally blind." Police allege that 49-year-old Denise Harris "refused to talk with them and became combative, striking out at an officer. According to officers, when they tried to arrest her, she resisted and they tased her." Despite neighbors' claims that the officers used unnecessary force on the woman, who is reportedly suffering from diabetes and cancer, Dayton police said Harris would be charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. The incident is under investigation. http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Blind_woman_tased_by_Ohio_police_0718.html

Someone was just killed by a cop using a taser. That's at least the 5th one I've read about in about a year. Which is why I say, if I'm tasered, I'm going to return fire with bullets since my life is in danger. Man dies after being Tasered by Winnipeg police Jul 22, 2008 08:50 PM THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG–An adult male died today after being Tasered by Winnipeg police officers during a confrontation. Const. Jacqueline Chaput said officers got a call for help from a residence at about 3:50 p.m. "Upon attending, officers encountered a male at the rear of a residence," she said. "This resulted in an officer deploying his electronic control device. The male who was struck ... was conveyed to hospital in critical condition and he succumbed to his injuries in hospital." CTV Winnipeg reported the man had been wielding a knife, but Chaput said she could not confirm that. "The investigation is in its early stages, so all of those details are yet to be determined." However, the initial confrontation was serious enough that more than five police cars were dispatched, she said. rest -Toronto Star

Over 300 people killed by police with tasers in the US now I understand.

"However, the initial confrontation was serious enough that more than five police cars were dispatched, she said. " Unless the Canadian police are very different from ours, a confrontation does not have to be that serious for five police cars to arrive on the scene! :roll: In fact, it seems that really serious confrontations are more likely to be attended by a PCSO .... about five days later .... :roll:

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