Reply #39: Speaking of misleading, the quote you're using refers to the what.... [View All]

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...the CORONERS are reporting, and we all know who the coroners report to, don't we?

Here's another quote from the same report:

The report provides further documentation of a pattern in which medical examiners predictably attribute the official cause of death in a majority of TASER-related shootings to heart problems, drug overdose (usually involving cocaine, PCP, or Crystal Methamphetamine), or positional asphyxiation. Amnesty International believes all of these issues require immediate attention from independent medical experts.

And here's their lead-in paragraph:

(Washington, DC) – Amnesty International today released a report finding that the rampant proliferation of TASER electro-shock weapons among United States law enforcement agencies is contributing to widespread human rights abuses. The report details 74 TASER-related deaths that have occurred in the United States and Canada since June 2001, providing additional support for Amnesty International's long-standing call for a suspension of the use of the electro-shock weapons until it can be determined if they are killing people. Amnesty International USA will also release information documenting more than80 TASER-related deaths since 1999. The fact that more than 60 percent of these deaths have occurred in the last year (November 2003 to November 2004) significantly increases the urgency of this call.

Currently, as of April 1, 2005, more than 100 people have died as a result of taser usage by police officers.