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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is awful and hard to watch. My heart breaks for that poor man who was terrified that he was going to die at the hands of the police and actually did. Why did they cuff him when it was just a car accident? And he flagged them down? I don't understand any of this. That poor man. [/quote]

I am going to guess his very erratic behavior, which the officer initially thought might be DUI-related but it turns out was more likely the result of the cocaine and marijuana shown to be in his system.  I tend to judge against the police very quickly on these things and wonder why they had to tase him what seemed like 4 times, but I guess the drugs could explain that?

This video from the LAPD and timeline is interesting.

I do feel awful for him, his family and his students.  [/quote]

But he was unarmed and not a threat. There were also 4-5 armed cops vs. 1 unarmed man. He clearly needed help. I don't understand why he had to be tased. It makes no sense in most civilized countries that don't regularly kill people for traffic incidents[/quote] he may not have had a gun but a car can be a deadly weapon when you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. I tho k we can see that from the accident he caused. He’s an adult and should have known better. Did he deserve to die? No. But his decisions got him here. [/quote]

How many children did he put at risk, driving around in that condition before he crashed his vehicle?  [/quote]

If we're talking about actions prior to the arrival of the police, then you're fine with them deciding he was a danger 15 minutes ago and executing him? [/quote]

No one "executed him." He died 5 hours later, after being transported (by the authorities)  to the hospital. That doesn’t mean every aspect of this encounter was handled correctly but we have to get the facts right.

[b]"Executed" is false and not helpfu[/b]l.[/quote]

Neither is minimizing his death, and effectively shrugging your shoulders at this. 
He died due to a cardiac arrest which was clearly caused by the tasing. It may have been 5 hrs later but there is clear cause and effect. It was not necessary to tase him for as long as he did. He was out of the car, he was on the ground and subdued by multiple officers. IF 5 trained police officers do not know what to do with an unarmed, frightened man then the police have a HUGE training issue - which we have seen repeatedly.

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"He died due to a cardiac arrest which was clearly caused by the tasing. It may have been 5 hrs later but there is clear cause and effect."

Not the cocaine in his sytem? How do you know it wasn't the cocaine?[/quote]

Did you even watch the video? He went limp immediately after tasing.

There is no indication as to whether he had been using cocaine and/or marijuana that day. It may have been in system from previously. It may have been made up by LAPD (not unheard of). However, an overdose from cocaine 6+ hours after use is not the norm.

I don't understand why so many of you folks bend yourselves in knots trying to defend the police actions when there is clearly a misuse of force. [/quote]

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