Taser questioned in deaths across continent
Vegan1forpeace, 27.01.2006 12:29
The ruling by the Jackson County medical examiner, that the death of Nicholas Ryan Hanson was not due to the taser used on him, is not a conclusive answer. Very often, deaths after taser use are ruled not due to tasers, but looking at such deaths in a context of other such deaths, a pattern emerges that suggest that tasers did contribute to the deaths.
Taser questioned in deaths around United States and Canada
Very often, deaths after taser use are ruled not due to tasers, but when you look at such deaths in a context of other such deaths, a pattern emerges that suggest that tasers did contribute to the deaths. Here is a list of recent news stories from around North America:
Santa Rosa, California: 
http://www.ktvu.com/news/6098324/detail.html
Saint Petersburg, Florida: http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGB7H92VGIE.html
Austin, Texas: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/2171732.html
Ashland, Oregon: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1138332321193540.xml&coll=7
Gretna, Louisiana: http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4419249
British Columbia: http://www.queensjournal.ca/articlephp/point-vol133/issue28/news/lead2
The ruling by the Jackson County medical examiner that the death of Nicholas Ryan Hanson was not due to the taser used on him ( http://www.dailytidings.com/2006/0126/012606n2.shtml) is not a conclusive answer.
(See also http://www.rogueimc.org/en/2006/01/5939.shtml, which refers to http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engamr511392004 and http://www.rogueimc.org/en/2005/06/4799.shtml.)