KempLog is reporting here that the City of Bloomington has settled its part in the taser case for half a million dollars. For those who have not heard of the case, there's a good background story in the Bloomington Alternative and another report on the settlement in the Indianapolis Star. (The short of it is that a 47-year old, mentall ill man was shocked something like 6 times by a taser at the Monroe County jail. He died.)
I don't usually try to cover news, because others do it a great deal better than I ever would or could. But this awful story from my back yard deserves all the publicity it can get.
[Update]: PSoTD (Political Site of the Day) posted this summary from WolfPopper about a class action suit underway against Taser International, Inc., for securities fraud.
2 comments:
Just how low is the Taser stock going to go?
I seem to recall a story about a guy who died in custody at wishard in indianapolis, of unexplained heart failure, several days after being tasered. Sorry I can't recall specifics. It didn't sound like anyone was concerned. I think that's a family that needs a lawyer.
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