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Title: Minnesotan dies after troopers use Taser
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AP via Raw Story
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/news/mochil ... er_troopers_use__01172008.html
Published: Jan 17, 2008
Author: ELIZABETH DUNBAR
Post Date: 2008-01-18 14:09:51 by robin
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Views: 425
Comments: 21
'Uncooperative' Driver Dies After Minnesota Troopers Stun Him With Taser ELIZABETH DUNBAR Jan 17, 2008 19:57 EST More study is needed to determine why a 29-year-old man who had crashed his car died after state troopers stunned him with a Taser, according to autopsy results released Thursday. The family of Mark Backlund described him as healthy and said hospital staff told them his arms had been "flailing around" before he died. "They couldn't get his heart started," Gordon Backlund, his father, said in an interview at the family home in Fridley, a Twin Cities suburb. The autopsy report said only that "further studies" were needed. The State Patrol has said Backlund was "uncooperative" with troopers after crashing his car on Interstate 694 in the suburb of New Brighton. "There's an inquiry, and we'll see the result," Gordon Backlund said. "Yes, it's important, and in due process we'll know, but right now it's secondary, if that." The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation, and five troopers were put on standard leave after Backlund's death. A patrol spokesman would not release details about the crash or describe Backlund's behavior. "All those details are a part of the investigation the BCA is doing," Lt. Mark Peterson said Thursday. He said he couldn't immediately discuss the patrol's policies on Taser use in detail. The State Patrol started using Tasers in August 2006 as a part of a yearlong pilot project before the agency began using them statewide. During the pilot period, Tasers were used 33 times, officials said. No injuries have resulted from the patrol's use of Tasers, the agency said. The use of stun guns has become popular among law enforcement agencies in recent years. But the devices have also come under scrutiny after some studies showed a number of deaths occurring shortly after their use. A U.S. Justice Department study released in October said arrest-related deaths after the use Tasers or similar devices are rising. From 2003-2005, there were 36 such deaths. More than half were blamed on other causes, including intoxication, not the Taser. Source: AP News
Poster Comment: This poor 29 year old man was just injured in a car accident and they tased him. Minnesota Man Dies After State Troopers Use Taser
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#1. To: All, *Jack-Booted Thugs* (#0)
Ron Paul for President - Join a Ron Paul Meetup group today! That spokesthugs name is "Lt. Mark Peterson of the State Patrol" www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=492812 This has become about as rare as dirt.
... A U.S. Justice Department study released in October said arrest-related deaths after the use Tasers or similar devices are rising. From 2003-2005, there were 36 such deaths. More than half were blamed on other causes, including intoxication, not the Taser. Another one for the "Whack'em and Stack'em" Archives. Of course the thugs will be exonerated as an "appropriate use of force with an uncooperative suspect". It's all so clear. They kill you and regardless of the circumstance it's justified because you are not a Cop.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
His injuries may have made him appear "uncooperative". Tasers are clearly a "deadly force" and should not be used ever.
Ron Paul for President - Join a Ron Paul Meetup group today! Man Who Died Being Tased Was Picking Up Parents.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
Uncooperative. lolol I grew believing cops were my friends and I would have their back. No way now... :sigh:
Our last hope for peace Pussies. Gutless, cowardly, spineless pussies...
Our last hope for peace Ron Paul for President - Join a Ron Paul Meetup group today! Exactly my thought. Someone stunned and disoriented from major trauma may appear "uncooperative" when they are simply out it from shock and trauma. The filthy bastards had no right or cause to murder an unarmed man in those circumstances.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
Even with FIVE of them, and just one of him, they were too cowardly to approach him without zapping him with 50,000 volts first. You have it right, that's exactly what they are..
God forbid somebody punches or kicks a police dog though, then they'll charge the person with felony assault on a police officer, which is WAY more than what will happen to these protected scumballs.
Our last hope for peace God forbid somebody punches or kicks a police dog though, then they'll charge the person with felony assault on a police officer, which is WAY more than what will happen to these protected scumballs. Unfortunately that is true. The rampant thuggism and culture of cover-up is thoroughly entrenched in Police Organizations in most localities. I no longer view the Police as friends of the Public but as a licensed enemy of the community's well-being.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
(((((Whack'em and Stack'em Ping)))))
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
Sad, but so true...
Our last hope for peace He was also a loving father to 2-year-old Nathaniel. Wade Erickson, trooper since October 1999; Jon Froemke, trooper since December 2007; Brian Helget, trooper since December 2007; Tim Koehler, trooper since May 2000, and Troy McCormack, trooper since June 1994.
Please, let's not forget that most cops ARE good cops. We NEED them and we will need them later.
We NEED them and we will need them later. The most I will go is that SOME cops are good cops. The problem is that they do not have the courage to take out their own garbage. The "code of silence" is no different than the Mafia's "Omerta". How can you tell a good one from a bad one if you don't already know them? After the fact. Therefore you cannot assume you are dealing with a good one. I regard all cops with suspicion and wariness. I have never committed a felony (if you don't count the chemical indiscretions of my youth) and have no intention of doing so now so it is not fear of "the man" for my own crimes. I fear them because too many have gone "Rogue". Ask 2 year old Nathaniel what he thinks.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
We NEED them and we will need them later. BS. Most cops now are BAD cops. SOME are good. They will NOT be our friends when the SHTF.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition "Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." © IndieTx Oh. Shit.
The Revolution will not be televised!
#2. To: robin (#1)
A patrol spokesman would not release details about the crash or describe Backlund's behavior.
#3. To: robin, All (#0)
... The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation, and five troopers were put on standard leave after Backlund's death. A patrol spokesman would not release details about the crash or describe Backlund's behavior. ....
#4. To: Original_Intent (#3)
The Revolution will not be televised!
#5. To: robin (#0)
#6. To: robin (#0)
This poor 29 year old man was just injured in a car accident and they tased him.
What North American Union? ~~~~~ Have you seen THIS yet? Pass it around...
#7. To: aristeides (#5)
"Troopers intended to bring the situation and the individual under control and in the process applied a Taser."
What North American Union? ~~~~~ Have you seen THIS yet? Pass it around...
#8. To: aristeides, All (#5)
Mark's family said they weren't aware of any heart condition or drug or alcohol problem which could have contributed to his death.
The Revolution will not be televised!
#9. To: robin, _______, Wudidiz (#4)
His injuries may have made him appear "uncooperative". Tasers are clearly a "deadly force" and should not be used ever.
#10. To: FOH (#7)
Pussies. Gutless, cowardly, spineless pussies...
You appear to be a major trouble maker...and I'm getting really pissed. - GoldiLox, 7/27/2006
#11. To: Original_Intent (#9)
The filthy bastards had no right or cause to murder an unarmed man in those circumstances.
You appear to be a major trouble maker...and I'm getting really pissed. - GoldiLox, 7/27/2006
#12. To: FormerLurker (#10)
Even with FIVE of them, and just one of him, they were too cowardly to approach him without zapping him with 50,000 volts first.
What North American Union? ~~~~~ Have you seen THIS yet? Pass it around...
#13. To: FormerLurker (#11)
The filthy bastards had no right or cause to murder an unarmed man in those circumstances.
#14. To: IndieTX (#0)
#15. To: Original_Intent (#13)
I no longer view the Police as friends of the Public but as a licensed enemy of the community's well-being.
What North American Union? ~~~~~ Have you seen THIS yet? Pass it around...
#16. To: robin (#4)
Tasers are clearly a "deadly force" and should not be used ever.
#17. To: Original_Intent, robin, _______, TwentyTwelve, FormerLurker, Ferret Mike, James Deffenbach, ALL (#9)
http://wcco.com/local/Mark.Backlund.taser.2.632129.html
“The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy
so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.” ~ J. Edgar Hoover 
#18. To: All (#17)
“The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy
so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.” ~ J. Edgar Hoover
#19. To: wudidiz (#18)
Please, let's not forget that most cops ARE good cops.
#20. To: wudidiz, all (#18)
Please, let's not forget that most cops ARE good cops.
"There is no 'legitimate' Corporation by virtue of it's very legal definition and purpose."
-- IndieTx
#21. To: IndieTX (#20)
They will NOT be our friends when the SHTF.
“The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy
so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.” ~ J. Edgar Hoover 
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