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Dalian Atkinson dies after police tasering...



Aug 11, 2003
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...named as former Aston Villa player Dalian Atkinson, according to Sky News.

Bloody hell.

:down:
 

ofco8

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May 18, 2007
2,386
Brighton
Have often wondered about this. Are some people's bodies able to deal with a tasering but others can't. Maybe why some die and others don't.
If that is the case then their use should be re-examined.
 


Telford Seagull

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Jul 5, 2011
1,000
Telford
Awful news and its affected a lot of friends up here very bad as you can imagine. A great footballer and a really great guy as well. You'll not get many from here say a bad word about him.
 


sdmartin1

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Sep 23, 2008
1,258
Have often wondered about this. Are some people's bodies able to deal with a tasering but others can't. Maybe why some die and others don't.
If that is the case then their use should be re-examined.

Until there is a suitable substitute developed is there any better option? Certainly safer than being armed with guns. Just extremely unfortunate, RIP.
 




Durlston

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Jul 15, 2009
9,762
Haywards Heath
Very sad. :down:

A great footballer. I'll never forget Karen Brady saying "Is Dalian related to Ron Atkinson?" when they were both at Aston Villa. Women and football.

Rest in peace, Dalian.
 

atomised

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Mar 21, 2013
5,105
So what was he doing to justify being tasered?


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Whilst im sure there was a reason in this case there hasnt always been a justified reason for the discharge of tasers. Say for example the case of the 61 year old blind man tasered in the back because the officer thought his white cane was a samurai sword
 

jakarta

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May 25, 2007
15,616
Sullington
I don't suppose there is even the remotest possibility that the Police Officers concerned (as in the people on site at the time and having to evaluate the situation, as opposed to the Usual Suspects behind their keyboards on NSC) thought it was appropriate to Taser him?
 


GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,377
Gloucester
I don't suppose there is even the remotest possibility that the Police Officers concerned (as in the people on site at the time and having to evaluate the situation, as opposed to the Usual Suspects behind their keyboards on NSC) thought it was appropriate to Taser him?

Of course they probably did - almost certainly, I would think - think it appropriate to use the taser. All the 'usual suspects' on NSC have done is to ask if anyone knows what he was doing to justify being tasered. Of course, nobody knows, and the information won't come out until the appropriate enquiry, but that doesn't prevent people from being curious.
 

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