These stories are so heart wrenching!

I thought that the classical conditioning and the ease with which others could torture, ie the law enforcer, was explained and warned against in basic general psychology classes! What's up w/that?

The young man was in an accident, couldn't get to the airport to pick up his parents, and the patrolmen said he was agitated. REALLY? Can't imagine why!

It seems to me that many of these people are only tasered for the CONVENIENCE of the police. That is what happened to thepoor man killed in the US airport in 2007. The police could have left him in the room where he was until they could find a translator....BUT NO! They had to hit him w/electricity and continue to let it pulse through his body until he was fried....dead.

He was only 29 y.o.

Tasers are non-lethal...right

They are cool because there is no bloody mess to clean up

Yes, I agree skwirlinator. I think a related reason that people let them stay on too long is because there is no real physical kick back like there is with a gun.

The taser user doesn't really have ANY idea what is happening to their victim. They are looking for the victim to settle down, but the victim's muscles will still involuntarily twitch until they are unconscious or dead.