Dziekanski's death not caused by Taser, says device maker

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Taser International Inc. lashes out a media in statement released late Friday, sends 60 legal letters demanding corrections to 'false and misleading headlines'


"Legal Letters" means they're gonna sue if you don't. Doesn't actually say in this article, but in a paper version of the Ottawa Sun I was reading at work (it was a paper newspaper and I don't have it so I can't quote it) it say's that Taser is sueing everyone and the dog who claims their weapons kill people.


An amateur video of the incident that was released earlier this week has received sensational coverage from the media with many reports drawing an unsubstantiated and uninformed conclusion as to the cause of Mr. Dziekanski's death.


They tasered him. Twice. Then he died. Yes...that would be unsubstantiated and uninformed yeah right ....


Specifically in Canada, while previous incidents were widely reported in the media as 'TASER deaths,' the role of the TASER device has been cleared in every case to date


You have very good lawyers.


Cardiac arrest caused by electrical current is immediate. The video of the incident at the Vancouver airport indicates that the subject was continuing to fight well after the TASER application. This continuing struggle could not be possible if the subject died as a result of the TASER device electrical current causing cardiac arrest


I believe he was actually thrashing in agony , not fighting...but hey , you be the judge.




Further, the video clearly shows symptoms of excited delirium, a potentially fatal condition marked by symptoms of exhaustion and mania such as heavy breathing, profuse sweating, confusion, disorientation and violence toward inanimate objects.


Umm...the video clearly states they performed an autopsy. No drugs or alchohol. And he was stuck in that baggage place for 10 hours. You'd be tired too , and hungry , and thirsty , after ten hours of waiting to be picked up in a strange country and no one had come. And pissed off.


We are taken aback by the number of media outlets that have irresponsibly published conclusive headlines blaming the TASER device and/or the law enforcement officers involved as the cause of death before completion of the investigation.


He was alive and well before they taserd him. 2 minutes later he was dead. I'd say "You do the math" , but obviously that is beyond your capabilities.


TASER International is transmitting over 60 legal demand letters requiring correction of these false and misleading headlines and will take other actions as appropriate. These unsubstantiated, false headlines mislead the public and could adversely influence public policy in ways which could place the lives of both law enforcement and the public at greater risk.


Translation : THEY MIGHT STOP BUYING OUR PRODUCT !!!!

If this was a bottle of aspirin you were selling and even one person in a million was killed using it there would be a massive recall ...but no , it's a big company with the governments favor...so damb the public and hide the bodies and sue everyone in sight !!!! If you actually gave a rats behind about the public saftey you'd have volintarily recalled those tasers long ago.

But you don't. You're a company. Money is your first , last and only concearn.
And so you will sue while the bodies keep piling up.

As for "correcting" the headlines...I would be happy to change the headline "TASER DEATH" to "MAN TASERED TWICE, DIES TWO MINUTES LATER". But I don't think that would get you anywhere. Might make me immune to being sued by you though . :)

PS: Never sue poor people like me. We'll show up in court , make you spend a fortune on lawyers while we represent ourselves..drag out the case, and then when you win , we'll just declare we're bankrupt and you won't get a dime. :)