Another NYPD tasering death


	Another NYPD tasering death

deadcowkid

10-1-2008 9:31 PM

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mental health, police state, taser deaths, taser guns

deadcowkid says:

A Mentally disturbed man on a baloney, posing no immediate threat to anyone was tasered by the police and fell, as you would expect someone to and died on impact. In post articles the officer is very sorry...

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