Skip navigation
The Habeas Citebook: Prosecutorial Misconduct - Header

Taser Police Mag in Custody Deaths Article June 2002

Download original document:
Brief thumbnail
This text is machine-read, and may contain errors. Check the original document to verify accuracy.
T

, :1

n-v- .

"

-.--

,,,,n,,, ''''...,.." .... .. _ ..." t h,
,
, '" to.. "",,, '" ,Iw 00d....
..'"n'''. ... ~., .. "n",,,,,,,," , ~ -...• •on.
,,,,",,"n, , , , ,",""
"...,",... <m._.,..
w'''''''' " ~ '"' ~ . """, . ......, ' I,. , ," ' ~' n, I
...... "',. ._ . " ,,""'. '" 0.., , .........
...._ ..... ''''''''''',-,
" "" "
",
...,. " "" "'- ' ,IW ,...,
....,
"." ..... ""..... !My - _
"
"
,,..
...,. ......... ,"' ,,,," . , • •""'
,,..
.
It.";1,,,.,," "II
" .,,'"
, .Dd '''.,. "-'
T._,,",.', _, _., .,"' "" , '" ,..,,,,
•• '

",to II

"' •• " ''"' '''" . " ...., n ..

,

'" 'h< _ .
"...... l'nI1, ~ , ."...

,, ~

..

_,
,_.-,
_
..
......
_
_
._
-.... -.,_
,
_
.-.-........
. _-,...-- .. _ ... --_
-""'
.
_-_
_.,...
..
.......-_-__
.. _---_ ..
... _ .._ .. __
... _
_
._
,-_
...-.
.
, , _-. .........
'.--_
'-_
...
,,- _-_
_
..._._.,_
.._. - . _0
-._-_
,
_
.....
__
_-... .... _-_ .......... _
......,- '-,-. -------- ,.._.... ... u.__-'
"

.... ki n -, ""',."

ri

to" . ,", , ...,. <In

" , ". "

"'M..U" . n ·.m
"I•. ,......." " ...
' ..b ...... IIw
'0 _ h . "n _
'.._ .....
P"o"'''
.n-..
"
"",..
_
,
_,..-'n

.........
-"..,,,."
........ .."

,,, ' ............, _

-~

...., 1_~

,

""..

-. .-.
fMDloDlo

.-

F

...-

,

F u .. II

..-

,

•

_

,

~

_ ,. ~_

~

" _ _" __

""....,.

_""-"""'

....".

,~

_""'
,,

...-

"

.......... .
"""
_-,
,.
__
. ...-, ..
---_.- _.._-_..._--. ._.....
-_.
. -.--"
.. ..-_
_-.
.......
_
.
__
..
__
--.""" -_
..
_
._--_
.... -...
........
....
,
_
._
_
_
,"'--.
_-_
........
_........
-._._
.
,
_
....
_._
..
......
---"'
'
"'
-'
........
.
.
_
.
"
.
,,""""'
........-.."' .....-h. '..'
... """,u"",.,, "",........,,......
"......'••"""
....,"'".....--,;.v.·"..
,... "."""''''' ,,-.........
,
.......
_
"".,
..
•
.........................
'_ -...
.... _. _
.-._..-_
.
_
.
__
.
_-----"--'
'
.... _
..
-..
,
...
"-'--"'-....
_-_
..
-..
...
....'''-''''_11>_-.-_---,.. __ ... _--..
,
....... .... ..-------,
.....
. . _n.. . _.....,•.. "._-_
...... _ -...
."
' ''-,""'
... _ Iw•• '

,_,

_

...-..,,,

" '. ..... .., .. ........0

_-

-.,-~

,

~ - "' ,

.... """-.." .....,"

",'n,,,.., .
,, " ~

,...-

,"

.........
_ , ,.. .,_ .."..,,0".,...
.....
,_.

'00 .. _ _. , - _ .

~

~'"

v

•

(_n.- _ _. • •

_~

""

"

"

Unfortun<llely for Hendrix, the bag tbat contained
the cocaine was composed of a serra-perrreebe

pIastoc that: alloM.>d the drug to l&lch 1010 his SyS-

--,_._---_.
--_
.......
.. _..... _...... _ _ . "'-'--"
....._. _---- -.
_
"".. ....._,
.
.............
_ --.-. .-. - -_
,___
. --_
....
-_..._,_... . ..... _-.... "'..............
.... , --... ..
..
.-_--1"_-"'
--'--"-...
__
.......
-_
.
_
-.
...,_....__
..
'---"'..... __ ...--- . _- .._
-..
---_
.
........
.--__
...
--_.--_
..... ..... _. __ . _ _-----.
-._
. - _. ............. _
..
--_
_...
..........
__
.
--'
"
... . _. ,. .. --'-"'
....
....... _.....
-- .. -_. "', - -,-_. __. _-tem l"Jell thouc;;I" was stJI sealed.

... --,
-- ~---

...
,.......
,....-,
_ _ . c.._ . """- .,,'"
'_
,
_
,._.... ..,.l' ... , ,
~-'
' _ .... .....
''''',
,,""
,. . ,.. <w '" ,..., ·...·o.. ..., ,.•",,"v " "" "","
-.,.... ....-..,....,_
",. " ",.....,.. ....... . ')'to
"'
.....
'
"""'
'"'
'
...
--.~
,,_
.......
'- "" "
.
......,- ,_

,- - -.

'-'" .n

_._~ . -~,

'"

".,

~ .,..-.... '..."."

~

,. ~

,

. ' ''' ~ ,

OK< ' ,,,. ,., I

,,~

'''

ht

0

",."•
Al' ",

~_

_ _ _ -.. _ _ 0

_ _ _ l-.'

....
-"p.
._-""'
""', "'
,.; "",.

-~

...-.

....

P.-< . " • .",.."'_ _ ...............

'no 'n hO

'" Tu"" -., .....

,

'" h"

"',
"'" w,,",,.. "wO<" .. ,,'"
, , _ .w.'......... ,..... _

-.. """"

".. -

..........

... ......0<._,

,

,-.. .

n ... .... ......,.~ _ ·
Tho ",.....,,,, ."'" ,; . " " .... ,,,

",. ""', ,"" , '" ,"."". "',."
....,
,_ .,
".
"" ~

,,,,,,...,., ,.,.- ,. ""

,. ......

ee...-

,-.

_
_,
_«>n-- -_...
... ....
.
.
.......... _
-..1'_.0'>_---"...,..._ ,,--.........
-. ..._....
-_
.
.
.
_.,.,
..
---_
......
_
-------_
.
_
_
..
-._
....-_---.,._----_.
-......_ __--.
---....... . .....
_-...._.,_
..
.
........
.
_
..........
_,
.............
.
.
..
.
.....
--,_- . ..._
.-,-_.---__
_
. _-- -- --_ ..... .
_._-- .-_..
"'"

..,. .od ,...

• ....n.... "" "'

"" 'n< .,..... _ _ ,..,., "u".,".''',
.._ , u."
.," _ _ '" ,_ ' " "
.-.n-

........... . . " • • 0'
"' _ ~

,

,.

...-

T

<k.... , .. " .", ", 0. . ...' ...." • • ·,re
"""" ......... tI,. .. _

,,-,

'fw - . '

"

"' .... _

.

....

, ...

- ~-- -o- .. ......

Tho " .._
. . - .. ~

'

'"

..."d

....

Eveo SImultaneous
borsts from two

2&watt Advanced
T~ did rot cause

'",
_
,

d'''''·

ventricular

....

f,brillation,

'", ..0- ....

'-~­
.

'

"" ".......,
, ," " ,om_ ......, , .."wi
_ "" ••, .""".h, 0'" ..,," ~, .... .. " .• ,
._

"'

" • • • 'ho "
~_

....""

~-..-

"F"

''w""'"""..,
' ' ' "...........
Ill·",

lh ,

d."",·

'" ' "" -..
, M20-_...........-.- ....... -.,,_
' _
.. T_ _
....

...,.. . ,- ' "

•

"",,,. ...
'ho ,_
..

'b.....'

1Iw_

-.

0

, .... ,-.. -

-

""

'",'" . " " • • I"

....... , _

" " ' """,,,-

r...,_,",,"-_

....
_

_ _. .n .. _

_

.... _

"', , ,,.. ~ •

" " .. on,..,

_
.
---...
.--_
__
-..-_
---_
--.
... ---.....
_-,
.
_._-'
,-_
..
-.
.
,
----_
---.
-_ _..-'
.......
--.,...-,-,
_ --__-,--.. .--_
. ...... ..... -- ....- . --_
..---.........
,
.
_.
.
.
J
_
,
_
...
... _Iun,,,.
_ ,_ ....
..
.
,--_._
._
...
_
.
.
.
,nd<._.....
--"'
_
_
,
_
...
,
,-_
.....
_
.
... ,-._---_
........ _.... .. -,
.............._
---_
_'
"
, .. ..__.......,4....__ '-__.'_w
_
.... . _
.......-. . ... ....,-_ .. _- ---... _ _
.........-...-__ __,_---_ e-;_.- _
_
.........
-__
--_
..
-... _---_ _---_
.__.-_-.-..... -_ .... _.. --_
..
_
.. ,. . . --......
_
-_._.
. _-- _
....,, "'.........
_
_
_
__od_.,..
."
'
--..
-_ --.--'- _ "' ... - "' "'- -....
.. _-" ...
...............
....~ -'l' .._ . "

...",""
...._

_

_

- ,......,
,"'C' .... _

~

""" ' ~on

".--

_ _ ... _

'n

'"

t-

~.

.... , -........ ....
--~-"".

,_

-.

.-.
'_on
'."IU' ....... ,,,. " , , ,......
"''''
'n••, .,..
_..........,...,b
'''
' "..__" M'
'n _ •. I."..",k.
""'" , d,,''''''' ,,, ,........"..
I'm o" ,,'''''' lU , """'" ....
, ,

......... w..

~

'n~~,,,'"

... lrt

...

M

_ ' " , ..... ~ , ~""'

" ,1' " ' -.

.

h , ......, ,~

""~ '

.......

.. _

lIntiI .............

~.S<o<y

nn ,

"" ,

''\>''''''','''' ""'''''
...
AI>''''',
, ",
..-II,,.

1,
, ,,, It"

""''''''

" ' _ ."

,

~t,'"

.-. """" . " " " '. . w ..

"'

....

.....

........... -..,..U"'-_

Tasen "" 51""

.., . . . . . . w .. . . - . . . .. .

,'_ - ."'
"'

""

""

n ...... '

' ' oIl>un """..
"'
-.,

~ _. _

- ­

'- -

"-

_f_ _

_ .

_ _ ..- . _. ..... _ _ -.,. 1_ _ •
e->_ ...
....
...... _
~

... ..
_

..."

-...

"""'" _

_

,

- -..'-"'
T

, . ' M -.."

" ...01. who ...'

"' jUlt_ ,.... _ w. ~ , ot< .·

,

_ ....

...... _ ' "

pooi

t• •

"' , _ . . •

' p"

....

l< ...-." _
,
'" " .....
'

. -...

n'

_. _ _

... -"'1

'

,..-.

,...

...-.. _

on_ ,_ ,

-.-

"., ',nd of I" . __ '"'"" • .on, "", . I>old of "'", ond'"
'''0 ,........ , .nd '''''' "... k> " ,
PO' _ . . . ""'d
__,

... .

-

.. SIl. . _ _ .. _

... _ _. . . _

""'"

.-;

.. ..... _ . _ _ , A.UJL

,

or 1m

••lw. Y. ,_

,

""""1' N'

,...,.",,,,..., _,"'t,· ..,.."'
' 0" '"
,",..', ,..no< 'n,.
H

""'"

""'~ .....

,."'" .."

w. ., .. b>o_ _ ....
_ _ _ _ >00>

--_..
... ..........
-_
-....... . ................ - ......
_
..
----.
..
.........
..... - _
---.
.
.
_,
...
__
...
"' _-...... .. _-..............
-.
.
.
.
.
_100_
_
...
..
__
..
-..
_-_
..
'
'
.
--..... __ .... ... _-- _ . . .. -.
. .. . ........... -."
_
.. __--. _ _
.-......
..- ,..._---.,_'
.........
-.--_
__
....--.........
_
.....
-_.-.
..
---------.
......
..
-_
. -.. ......
.
.
.
---,._
.... . ...... . -,
_
-_
...
----_.-..
---.-.-. __---..-........... .. ............ ....,.,,_ -,"-"'-...._ _._-_
........
. . .... .............
_
.......
----"--_
....
_
..
.._
------.
_
_
....... "'._<--"'...._ .. _ - ._._'
-_1__
_
.. ..............._...__
---.
_
.
.....,_..
.
.
.
_
_,
.
. ...... -_ "'_ .... _... .........
_
_
...... ........ _-_..
...
-....
----_
.
_._--"".... ..,-._--_.wl --", --_ ...., -----,,_.............,_.,._
-_
,
,--_
.
... ...,_.,
.....
. ........
. ._-...
..
--_
-.__
.
-.....
-_.., . _W<tt_.. . ,'." ......... .-_
, -_._-_
.
---"
...........
l ......... IatOM
." , . ~ ""'

_ _ _ ..it

.... .....,.

<I.. n. .. ....... ,... , . "' .. low

~-

.. ,

,

"

,

..-

- . ot>oo •

,,,,""'
,

Ow

""'.., «no"

~

"'- " """ '-

'n, '•

_

T_ ' "

_ _ _ ....'u.. _

......

...,

... ..- ,
"C ..... _ ... _
_ "
I' .. ....

_-...,., ,""'

..-.

""' ~. o.-".~
;c...
...00
I.."'.....,' '" ....

~"'

_

~.'-

, _ ......

""'.

,.... ,~"" ,'"

p

, ...,

' . .'

1_

<

,...........,

....

w'""' PIJ .p

'_ _.
n' _ . ..... w."', ""
.-..

0" ,""

_'
_.. · _' ...,'... '_l

.."..",' '''''I
' " ., ""~ ....
n' ~" dO"" ..,.1, ,. 0<

"

_

-

,

-

-..

'

'

"", "

''-

....

,..,

'

- . . l b·

.. ,,_

,o"'oJv '" '

In. , "".~ '
_ n.. '... '

,..

- . _"

,... , ..... w

.. _

',...-l".·l..".O._,...",
.... ,-.
.--

....

<W<d _ _

--- ,

,

'
", ..'...__IW·.
... ......
.."" '

"".- - "

..- . ,

,

dl_

weapon is perfect.

...

" _ _.

"'"

Even if there were a few documented cases
of "death by l aser," that shouldn't preclude
the use of the device because no less-lethal

T- . .. ... _ _ ... _

,-

" - ...... "' - , "
..... , ,,"".

'''''''''

oo ............ ,. _ _

dot<. ' ' ' ' _ .0 ,. , ., "

,," -""'" ,
.

"' w ·

""

. - ....

... p _

.... OC

~l ·

_ . to. ,,, ,.. '" "",,,,.. .." .

.... .-

....

,

- ,.."" ,,""'" n.

""" , '.h. ...,,,0. ",,"".c
... """'...."

...... '0.. "_
""""'·"'0"
..-._., ,....

"
>1, _

_

~n

Tht_

,~."..

_

. ..._ - ............. '00

.

no.. U . "

,

'",'" "......

" '0" ""

'''' l'''.·ol '..<01_ ·

......
..- '.....""'
"II.,
""
, _ ...

.......

w

".""'"
"om , c<
'
DC- " ' " .

_ ·

""" ""

"" It,.~
h

"

_

___

....

4l

,

.. 0<"'"

-. ....
"
_
<1;,

-........
.....--__ _.,....._
---_._-_
..
---_
.
_
.
.....
........ _. _
_
_
-_
...-..... _
.... __
_
..
,.. ......
-.
.
.
_
......
,,---_
..
-_
.... ---.... __ .._,
........-_._-- ..,*
'--_
.
-.-;.----_
-,...._
"::==-,.... ........._----_
...
----_
....
_-----_
.....
_--_
...
_.
_
--_
__
.
_
_#<_-_.
.
.
.. ..__....._.
__
....
-_.
----"
.
_.._0__'_
_ _...._--_. .. _---_._--- -_.__
--_
..._----_
._
.....-_---_.-..-,-"-"
__.__.__..._<OO>M.........
.......
_-_
...
_..... ."'._._--- -_._-----_
.......... . .., _....
.-. _-_
. ._
...
-------_
_
..
_
__
.
_
"
--_
..... -_
....
-.--_
.....
-..,-----_"
"
_.
_
-...
-_-........-_"--"' _ ..........
-.
-_
_-_
.....,
_ _m
_
...
_-........
..-_
. ,._ _
-"
"
--.
.............
_
..........
__
__
._--.
.. - _ ......._---_
.........
_-.
-_
_
.. __........
-- _ "'--.-- ..- ---,_
..
...-..._
_---_
........
_---_
..
__
_-..
......
-_.V
__.....
_
-_
....
__
_------..
_
.
_
_
...
_..
-.--_.
_
.
----_
.....
_----...
_----_
. -_.__.
.--.,._--.and liI>en

Thumb><

,

....

-...-

,.

-~­

...

. _....

;

.... . .

..,.., ..

ft-

....,.

.. p.

h " ' -' _

-""-

<10.. _.....

.... _

-..

""

"

_ _ _ ..

~

_

~-

.. _ - -

..".....

"Based on the medical stcdes that I've
seen, I'm not concerned th.lt [the 26watt laser) is too poNe'fful. we had an
[ j t-wanl laser in use WIth the LAPO from
1986 to 1992, a nd there were

,,.. _

_ <011

'.,

_

_

_

.. _

,

__

.. _

....

......

'l""''''--

"'"'

""".-

_~

"' -....

,,""" " ' - . . Th

.,

_

.....,

"" ...

, ""'"""'"" ..... """" om. ......- .. 1.W> .......

-...- - . _.. _ _ ... _U.JO
n- _ _
_..

- ..,. "". " " ' "

__ ""·.......

n •

-..

R"",i<k

T.,~r T~ImoIogif:l

..-no .....

'
.......h_ ..-P*'4>_
,_

...............

deaths

-81J m~ r

CEO o f

"'"

~_

__ _

attributed to it."

" "" """"'" '_ "

J)Q

...

" ...."...,. """

_

",

lMB

,

...

IliO _

.... l . _ _ ...
_000.
_

-'"

~

_

....
...

 

 

The Habeas Citebook Ineffective Counsel Side
CLN Subscribe Now Ad
Prison Phone Justice Campaign