Doesn't TASER ammo cost like $30 a pop? A bullet would have been cheaper.

Guy was already suicidal... a gentle push off the edge would have been sufficient.

Who else is really curious as to whether or not that florescent bulb lit up when he was tazed?

labman: Because of this, people will try to get the taser taken away from police so they can go back to using guns.

Yeah, because they NEVER use those. The only times they use TASERS are when they WOULDN'T use a gun (or any other weapon) ordinarily.

Don't Taze me brooooooooooooooooo...........

Don't fark around in New York. The cops gave that idiot a quick Darwin award and saved the taxpayers some decent cash.

That said, they naked idiot on the building reminded me of GG Allin.

DON'T TAZE ME BROOooooooo............. splat

Don't taze me, bro.

Pzo211: DON'T TAZE ME BROOo-splat

/FTFY

Officers are allowed to use Tasers if they believe psychologically distressed people are a danger to themselves or to others.

Officers allowed to use Tasers are a danger to others.

Actually, that is the BEST place to taser an unruly suspect.

So crazy naked guy who says he's going to kill himself and attacks people is accidentally killed by cops...So? I'm still not sure why others have to risk their lives for people who try to kill themselves. Hurry up and do it I don't care, just don't bother me when you do it.

SpeshilEdjukashin: Doesn't TASER ammo cost like $30 a pop? A bullet subtle push would have been cheaper.

FTFY

da video

no skilz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg5RVq4m8xg

nothingyet: The cops gave that idiot a quick Darwin award and saved the taxpayers some decent cash.

Yeah, the investigation is certainly going to cost the taxpayers nothing. Nor will the civil suit. Wow. Just wow.

Ever have a cop taser you right in the balls?

/No?
/Me either.

the money is in the banana stand: So crazy naked guy who says he's going to kill himself and attacks people is accidentally killed by cops...So? I'm still not sure why others have to risk their lives for people who try to kill themselves. Hurry up and do it I don't care, just don't bother me when you do it.

Exactly! I mean, no one who has ever attempted suicide has gone on to be a productive member of society. No one. Ever. fark humans. Kill them all!

/tis

STAND BACK OR I WILL JUMP! I WILL JUMP OFF OF THIS...10 FOOT HIGH BUILDING!

Don't stand on the edge of a building and act the fool in front of a cop.

/Goodbye and good riddance retard.

submitter: If you're going to Taser an unruly suspect, make sure he's not standing on the edge of a building

Also, but sure he's not doused in gasoline.

Wow, way to kill someone when you are trying to get them to not kill themselves. Retards! Don't they know that you kinda lose your balance when you are shocked by a taser?!

CHECK THAT. I WILL JUMP OFF OF THIS NEARLY 10 FOOT HIGH BUILDING. IT'S NOT QUITE 1O FEET HIGH, BUT I WILL ABSOLUTELY JUMP.

tonesskin: nothingyet: The cops gave that idiot a quick Darwin award and saved the taxpayers some decent cash.

Yeah, the investigation is certainly going to cost the taxpayers nothing. Nor will the civil suit. Wow. Just wow.

First off there shouldn't be an investigation as it was witnessed. Second, there should be no civil suit. Wahhh I want money my crazy uncle Ted who tries to cut people and talks to the voices in his head died trying to kill himself now I can get money for my "pain and suffering."

Cops are stupid.

TFA: Officers are allowed to use Tasers if they believe psychologically distressed people are a danger to themselves or to others.

Well, it's a good thing that the cops put an end to this maniac's fluorescent light bulb rampage, lest he threaten to illuminate some passerby below, or carry out his threat of suicide.

I considered submitting this with a much better headline.

the money is in the banana stand: tonesskin: nothingyet: The cops gave that idiot a quick Darwin award and saved the taxpayers some decent cash.

Yeah, the investigation is certainly going to cost the taxpayers nothing. Nor will the civil suit. Wow. Just wow.

First off there shouldn't be an investigation as it was witnessed. Second, there should be no civil suit. Wahhh I want money my crazy uncle Ted who tries to cut people and talks to the voices in his head died trying to kill himself now I can get money for my "pain and suffering."

There will be an investigation. There will be a civil suit. I didn't say anything about "should be" so the rest of your rant is farking stupid. You said they saved the taxpayers some money. They didn't.

Also, you can't sue for pain and suffering (on your own behalf) in a wrongful death suit. Also, unless Uncle Ted was a legal guardian that would be thrown out, too. So not only was your first statement stupid, but your second one was even more stupid.

Your a idiot.

Weidbrewer: Who else is really curious as to whether or not that florescent bulb lit up when he was tazed?

That would be amazing. It would be like a bad-idea light bulb.

the money is in the banana stand: First off there shouldn't be an investigation as it was witnessed.

I witnessed you burglarizing a house at 2 a.m. this morning. Please report directly to jail, and do not expect an investigation.

the money is in the banana stand: Second, there should be no civil suit

Because police agencies should not be held accountable for doing stupid shiat that would result in any regular citizen being jailed for life.

tonesskin: the money is in the banana stand: So crazy naked guy who says he's going to kill himself and attacks people is accidentally killed by cops...So? I'm still not sure why others have to risk their lives for people who try to kill themselves. Hurry up and do it I don't care, just don't bother me when you do it.

Exactly! I mean, no one who has ever attempted suicide has gone on to be a productive member of society. No one. Ever. fark humans. Kill them all!

/tis

So it becomes society's duty to protect you from yourself? You are responsible for yourself, and police are responsible for your safety from others. I have no sympathy for people that try to kill themselves, I'm sorry. Yes, I have known people that have committed suicide and one of my good friend's Father killed himself which doesn't change my view. Taking your own life is a selfish act because all you are thinking about is yourself, not those you leave behind have to pay for your burial, etc.

tonesskin: nothingyet: The cops gave that idiot a quick Darwin award and saved the taxpayers some decent cash.

Yeah, the investigation is certainly going to cost the taxpayers nothing. Nor will the civil suit. Wow. Just wow.

First off there shouldn't be an investigation as it was witnessed. Second, there should be no civil suit. Wahhh I want money my crazy uncle Ted who tries to cut people and talks to the voices in his head died trying to kill himself now I can get money for my "pain and suffering."

/THANK YOU. What investigation? It's on farking youtube. It's a dangerous, deranged idiot that got his ticket punched by the cops. Case closed.

johnsmith99: Cops are stupid.

They're no stupid, they're thugs.

tonesskin: the money is in the banana stand: tonesskin: nothingyet: The cops gave that idiot a quick Darwin award and saved the taxpayers some decent cash.

Yeah, the investigation is certainly going to cost the taxpayers nothing. Nor will the civil suit. Wow. Just wow.

First off there shouldn't be an investigation as it was witnessed. Second, there should be no civil suit. Wahhh I want money my crazy uncle Ted who tries to cut people and talks to the voices in his head died trying to kill himself now I can get money for my "pain and suffering."

There will be an investigation. There will be a civil suit. I didn't say anything about "should be" so the rest of your rant is farking stupid. You said they saved the taxpayers some money. They didn't.

Also, you can't sue for pain and suffering (on your own behalf) in a wrongful death suit. Also, unless Uncle Ted was a legal guardian that would be thrown out, too. So not only was your first statement stupid, but your second one was even more stupid.

Your a idiot.

**You're**

coco ebert: Wow, you lot really don't care much for the mentally ill do you?

Just because he was trying to kill himself doesn't mean he was mentally ill. Some people make very well reasoned decisions in that area.

ArcadianRefugee: submitter: If you're going to Taser an unruly suspect, make sure he's not standing on the edge of a building

Also, but sure he's not doused in gasoline.

This story deserves it's own greenlight based on the writing: "No one else was injured in the confrontation. It was unclear whether Lopez had been charged with anything." um he was charged up by the tazer...?

wmoonfox: the money is in the banana stand: First off there shouldn't be an investigation as it was witnessed.

I witnessed you burglarizing a house at 2 a.m. this morning. Please report directly to jail, and do not expect an investigation.

the money is in the banana stand: Second, there should be no civil suit

Because police agencies should not be held accountable for doing stupid shiat that would result in any regular citizen being jailed for life.

Huh?

That's some fine taser-work there, Lou!

the money is in the banana stand: **You're**

2008-06-20 18:09:17

If you're going to Taser an unruly suspect, make sure he's not standing on the edge of a building 9 foot balcony

The guy had a wooden stick, in daylight, with his boxers on... (or as I like to say, Tuesday mornings after the View) but really... the tasering wasn't needed.

the money is in the banana stand: So it becomes society's duty to protect you from yourself?

Wow. Your reading comprehension is really, really low. I was responding to your "so what if they kill themselves" bullshiat. By the way, I believe in protecting other people from harm (personally). Altruism is pretty lame, but I'm kind of a pussy when it comes to seeing someone else suffer.

the money is in the banana stand: **You're**

Oh, you also fail at memes. Awesome job!

nopokerface: the money is in the banana stand: **You're**

2008-06-20 18:09:17

The "so what, at least I have a life" rant in 3...2...

ADIDAS247: Huh?

Do you really need an explanation for that?

ArcadianRefugee: submitter: If you're going to Taser an unruly suspect, make sure he's not standing on the edge of a building

Also, but sure he's not doused in gasoline.


Holy Farking Shiat!

FTA: Police are investigating the firey death of a man who burst into flames after dousing himself in petrol and then being shot with a taser gun. Officers used the gun after the man had poured gasoline over himself.... Some stun guns emit an electric spark when they deliver the jolt of electricity. "We don't know what ignited the fire," police said.

/facepalm