Murder by Taser

They call it restraint. I guess when you are killed it's pretty restraining. I am against the whole taser thing. It puts a deadly weapon in the hands of Barney Fife, something even Sheriff Taylor never did.

This story about a man falling from a window after being tasered (he wasn't dangerous to himself or anyone, just a little crazy). I guess the penalty for being a little crazy is death in this country.

Or this story from Florida where a man, a dad, bipolar, was having a bad day and became combative. His family call the police to restrain him. They murder him by taser.

And a few others in the recent past. Where is the body count of the MSM on tasering? Are more people killed by taser than killed in Iraq? Maybe not yet, but soon.

Moberly, Mo.: Stanley James William Harlan, 23. Died Aug. 28. Tasered after he resisted arrest during a traffic stop.

Orange County, Calif.: Andy Tran, 32. Died Sept. 3. Tasered while struggling with officers who found him climbing through a residential window. He had a history of mental illness and encounters with police.

Rockford, Ill.: Keithedric Hines, 31. Died Aug. 10. Tasered by police as he tried to break into his ex-girlfriend's apartment. Also, Ernest Graves, 29. Died June 25. Tasered by police investigating his involvement in a domestic dispute. The coroner blamed his death on cocaine.

Swissvale, Pa.: Andre Thomas, 37. Died Aug. 4. Tasered after behaving erratically. A family attorney asked the state attorney general to investigate whether excessive force was used.

Birmingham, Ala.: Willie Maye, 43. Died June 5. Tasered when he struggled with police after fleeing a traffic stop.

Louisville, Ky.: Isaac Bass, 34. Died July 2. Tasered as police broke up a fight between Bass and his brother. The coroner ruled that Bass died of cocaine toxicity and heart disease.

Miami: Kenneth Oliver, 45. Died Aug. 15. Tasered after hesitating to put his hands behind his back during an arrest. His brother claimed that pins in Oliver's shoulders would have prevented him from complying with officers' orders. Police say he went into shock while in custody.