Larry Dighera wrote:
Is airline passenger abuse on the rise as a result of passenger
reaction to airline delays?


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Man dies after Taser shock by police at Vancouver airport
Last Updated: Sunday, October 14, 2007 | 5:04 PM ET

A man in his 40s died early Sunday morning after RCMP jolted him with
a Taser at the Vancouver International Airport, police said.

Had they physically overcame him without a tazer, and cuffed him, I am
betting dollars to donuts that this person would have died as a result
of the struggle.

People died being taken into custody for multiple reasons before tazers
came on the scene. Some, like hogtying, have been found to be harmful.
But the underlying cause is a suspect who for whatever reason, places
demands on his body that his body cant sustain, causing his heart to
fail. Wether its drugs, psychosis or stupidity, in a small group of
subjects the result is the same.

Tazers have actually been proven to REDUCE injury rates overall, both in
suspects AND in officers.. TREMENDOUSLY reduce them, and associated
workers comp claims.