September 3, 2008

Apparently, medical examiners are being given something new to put on autopsy reports to replace "death by taser" or "trauma after beatings."  Hopefully, this new syndrome, called "sudden death after arrest," is not an ailment minority youths are more susceptible to than other people.  After all, medical examiners in some places are not allowed to write "death by taser" any longer.  This new syndrome does not bode well for minority persons, mental patients, or political protesters, who may have less immunity to "excited delirium" and "sudden death after arrest" than the rest of the population.  Researchers should work on a cure real fast

MUNICH (Reuters) - Young men who die suddenly after being arrested by the police may be victims of a new syndrome similar to one that kills some wild animals when they are captured, Spanish researchers said on Tuesday.

Manuel Martinez Selles of Madrid's Hospital Gregorio Maranon reached the conclusion after investigating 60 cases of sudden unexplained deaths in Spain following police detention.

In one third of the cases, death occurred at the point of arrest, while in the remainder death was within 24 hours . . .  (see link for full article)

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Folks need to be aware that everyone tasered was someone's friend, brother, sister, neighbor, and a fellow human being.  These were people who had laundry to pick up, maybe a pet waiting at home for dinner, an appointment with their dentists, and certainly a God who loved them. 

Did you know they are even Tasering animals to death now?

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_586162.html

Even children and our elderly citizens are not exempt.

**WARNING!  GRAPHIC, VIOLENT VIDEOS FOLLOW.**

Police Brutality FIGHT! - YouTube -

UCLA Police Brutality? -- EXTREMELY Disturbing - YouTube -

Unnecessary Taser Use? What Do You Think? - YouTube -

Woman protester gets tasered by police after she's wrestled to the ground.

Is this excessive force or are the cops justified?

Police State Tactics: Tasering Pregnant Women & the Elderly

It is recommended that if you want to see the above videos, do not procrastinate.  Sometimes, such videos become unavailable, possibly in settling lawsuits.  An elderly wheelchair-bound woman was allegedly Tasered to death by two police officers.  Unfortunately, the video was removed from YouTube, but you can still see a picture of the deceased and read the comments of public outrage at this link:  

Elderly Lady In Wheelchair Tased To Death By Two Police - YouTube -

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DISINFORMATION to boost sales and remove police officers' guilt? 

The following video was forwarded to me, stating that the Taser consultant on the film was actually financed by a Taser manufacturer.

Taser Consultant Misleads Palo Alto Taser Task Forcehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK-evQTrKHE 

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Some people are insisting that Tasers be banned, and they have launched the following petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ban-tasers-from-police

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Mary Neal

Website:  http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com

Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill

http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/AIMI

www.nowpublic.com/health/beware-new-syndrome-sudden-death-after-arrest