Another Day, Another Taser Gun Story
It seems that the family of this woman may have a stronger cause of action than Andrew Meyer:
A Clay County woman's family said it's seeking justice after their loved one died shortly after being shocked 10 times with Taser guns during a confrontation with police.The family of 56-year-old Emily Delafield said it would take the Green Cove Springs Police Department to court, according to a WJXT-TV report....
Family attorney Rick Alexander said Delafield's death could have been prevented and that there are four things that jump out at him about the case.
"One, she's in a wheelchair. Two, she's schizophrenic. Three, they're using a Taser on a person that's in a wheelchair, and then four is that they tasered her 10 times for a period of like two minutes," Alexander said.
That may have been a bit much.
Wheelchair-Bound Woman Dies After Being Shocked With Taser 10 Times [Local6.com via Drudge]
Earlier: Sadly, John Kerry Wasn't Tasered (But He Could Have Used the Electricity)
Comments
Her bad ticker was the cause of death- not the taser.
Posted by: First-Bitches. | September 19, 2007 02:04 PM
2:04, guess you haven't heard of proximate cause. Moron.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 19, 2007 02:10 PM
Thats the point douchebag- her bad ticker was the proximate cause- reald Palsgraf again douchebag- youre an embarassment
Posted by: Thats the point douche | September 19, 2007 02:11 PM
Her bad ticker gave way at the time of arrest and had nothing to due with the taser- I.E. she would have croaked anyway. You sir, are a douchebag.
Posted by: She would have croaked even without the taser | September 19, 2007 02:13 PM
Google "eggshell skull."
Posted by: Not it | September 19, 2007 02:15 PM
I am laboring under a driving compulison to beat the shit out of 2:10.
Posted by: Compulsion | September 19, 2007 02:15 PM
2:15
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | September 19, 2007 02:18 PM
Why? Isn't 2:10 right? She may have had a bad heart, but that doesn't mean the taserers aren't liable.
Posted by: ANonamiss | September 19, 2007 02:18 PM
I get the egg shell thing- I am saying it was purely coincidental she croaked at that time- she would have craopked even if standing in line at the Pathmark
Posted by: I understand eggshell | September 19, 2007 02:20 PM
Whoops!
Posted by: Anonymous | September 19, 2007 02:22 PM
GOD shut the eff up and pay attention to your contracts professor. Torts was over at 1:55.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 19, 2007 02:22 PM
2:20,
That might be a defense to liability, *if it were true.* Read the article:
"A medical examiner found Delafield died from hypertensive heart disease and cited the Taser gun shock as a contributing factor, the report said. On her death certificate, the medical examiner ruled Delafield's death a homicide."
Posted by: Anonymous | September 19, 2007 02:23 PM
At least we don't have video of this. Andrew Meyer's girlish screams continue to make me chuckle.
Posted by: Ovary Bell | September 19, 2007 02:25 PM
Based on what, 2:20? I mean yeah, we're all going to go sometime, but if we could use that as an excuse to help the Grim Reaper along think of all the torts profs and plaintiffs attys who would have to switch careers? The blogosphere would be overrun.
Posted by: Anonamiss | September 19, 2007 02:26 PM
No video? Then I'm not interested. I liked the part in that other movie where the cops tasered that guy.
Posted by: Boko | September 19, 2007 02:26 PM
Thanks, 2:18. At least someone here actually understands the law. For a moment I thought I was on XOXO.
Posted by: 2:10 | September 19, 2007 02:37 PM
Dey tased dat mug in a wheelchair?
WHAAAAAAAA-OOOWWWWWWW
Posted by: Flava Flaaaaaaav | September 19, 2007 02:39 PM
"One, she's in a wheelchair. Two, she's schizophrenic. Three, they're using a Taser on a person that's in a wheelchair, and then four is that they tasered her 10 times for a period of like two minutes," Alexander said.
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I'm sorry, aren't "one" and "three" really the same point?
"One in the same" if you will...
Let my objection be noted.
Posted by: Mike McMahon | September 19, 2007 02:40 PM
2:40,
I wouldn't say that 1) and 3) are coextensive, but 3) could be inferred from the combination of 1) and 4) and is therefore redundant.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 19, 2007 02:54 PM
Jesus.. I live in Jacksonville (right next to Clay County) and graduated from UF law.. two unnecessary tasering incidents in a row... I will be minding my manners if some po-po comes up to me.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 19, 2007 03:14 PM
I would have Rodney Kingasized that dumbass at the Kerry rally.
Posted by: Mike Litisore | September 19, 2007 03:54 PM
Why isn't anyone talking about the backpack weilding female SA who tasered him and why she didn't get a cold offer?
Posted by: Electric Avenue | September 19, 2007 04:10 PM
DON'T TASER ME, BRO!!!!!
Posted by: Bro | September 19, 2007 04:33 PM
Did you hear about the guy that got tasered and he was shaking so much it broke all of his ribs? Cops kept him at the station for an hour where he died of internal bleeding. Not sure when this happened.
Posted by: Anon | September 19, 2007 04:42 PM
Electric Avenue,
You made my day. Thank you.
Posted by: it's the little things | September 19, 2007 05:08 PM
Wussy college student: "Don;t taser me Bro"
Cop: For that you get 2.
Posted by: Bro | September 20, 2007 07:57 AM