Fort Worth offers to settle for $2mil in taser death

[pdog]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Jacobs' death a homicide, but the officers were cleared by a police investigation.

Imagine that.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Shocking!

Wocka wocka wocka

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

The officer who used the Taser said she inadvertently held down the trigger the first time she shocked Jacobs, for 49 seconds. She shocked him again for five seconds.

Originally Posted by ontwo

That cop is full of shit. "inadverdently" no way. The taser will only engage for 5 seconds. Then you must intentionally pull the trigger again for another 5 seconds and so forth. Also, the models that the cops here use can be plugged back into the dock and the info downloaded. Such as date/time fired, length of shock, etc. That whole story sounds fucked up

so which is it? a full 49 seconds or 5 sec. at a time?


shoulda beat him w/ an asp, prob. solved.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by RACER X

so which is it? a full 49 seconds or 5 sec. at a time?


shoulda beat him w/ an asp, prob. solved.

Yes I agree, Police should definitely be reacting to social situations with anger, revenge, frustration and other primitive behavior. Why would we expect them to use their minds to overcome potentially dangerous situations? I mean, its not like they have any training.

Besides, the sooner they beat and kick a person and wrap up the situation the more time they'll have to come unlock your fucking door for you.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Besides, the sooner they beat and kick a person and wrap up the situation the more time they'll have to come unlock your fucking door for you.

damnit, fireman came not cops.



btw, was it 49 sec or 5 sec?

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by RACER X

btw, was it 49 sec or 5 sec?

He was shocked twice, once for 49 seconds and then again for 5 seconds with a 1 second interval between the two shocks. Not that facts have ever mattered much to you.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by ontwo

That cop is full of shit. "inadverdently" no way. The taser will only engage for 5 seconds. Then you must intentionally pull the trigger again for another 5 seconds and so forth. Also, the models that the cops here use can be plugged back into the dock and the info downloaded. Such as date/time fired, length of shock, etc. That whole story sounds fucked up

so is he incorrect?

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by RACER X

so is he incorrect?

Goddamnit Ed, you've got the fucking internet, do some research for once. The answer to your question is that it depends on the specific model and we don't know what model was used by the FWPD in this situation, however their OFFER to settle for $2mil is a confirmation that this really happened.

Stun Duration - Different models of TASER devices have pulses that last for varying periods of time.

* The TASER M18L send a series of pulses which last for five seconds.
* The TASER C2 delivers electrical shocks for thirty seconds when fired. You can press the trigger again to send another series of shocks, once the previous barrage is completed. A safety feature allows the user to switch to the OFF position which immediately stops the pulses.
* The TASER X26C offers more options. If you pull the trigger once it delivers a ten-second burst. If you pull the trigger twice in rapid succession it delivers a twenty-second burst. The third option is to pull the trigger three times for a pulse that lasts thirty-seconds.

[101lifts2]

Never call the cops unless you have to report a death. They will just fuck something up, someone will get cited or arrested and money will exchange hands.

Not worth it.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

They will just fuck something up, someone will get cited or arrested and money will exchange hands.

Not worth it.

I thought you lived in CA That sounds an awful lot like NY