Tased While Black: Dallas Police "Electrocute another man while he suffering from hallucinations

Friday, July 25, 2008

Dallas Police "Electrocute another man while he suffering from hallucinations

Tasered While Black is tracking the story on how Police used a Taser to shock Richard Smith multiple times as 46-year-old dies at Dallas hospital after struggle, tasing by police. We are not sure if he was black, but from all accounts he just may have been.

Associated Press - July 25, 2008

DALLAS (AP) - A man who may have been suffering from hallucinations is dead after he had a struggle with Dallas police who tased him outside his apartment.

Dallas police identified the dead man as 46-year-old Richard Smith, who was initially outside his apartment late Wednesday, screaming, cursing and punching the air when Senior Cpl. Shawn Freeman and Officer Brenton Hughes said they arrived there.

The Dallas Morning News reports police tried to talk to him but he went back in his apartment and jumped out a second floor window. More HERE

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Thank you for following the story. I am too. I am Richard's niece. Richard is a black male, and from eye witness accounts, this incident happened NOTHING like the DPD reported it to the Dallas Morning News. We ask your prayers and continued vigilance to bring such matters to the public eye. Something must be done.; July 29, 2008 at 12:19 AM
AAPP said...: Our prayers are with you and your family. please contact me at:

AfricanAmericanpoliticalPundit@gmail.com; July 30, 2008 at 4:35 AM
Unknown said...: Hey I am trying to catchup with Richard's niece... He was my neighbor and very good friend... email me at yohana05(a)gmail... i have information.; March 29, 2009 at 4:59 PM

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What We Think About Taser Abuse

Two differing views

TWB publisher says: Now that the maker of the TASER is advising police officers to avoid shooting suspects in the chest with the 50,000-volt weapon, saying that it could pose an extremely low risk of an "adverse cardiac event." There will probably be more Taser Torture victims being shot in the back and in the head."

- TWB Publisher Email me: TasedWhileBlack@gmail.com

The blue highlighted area in the adjacent target man represents the preferred target area. TASER has lowered the recommended point of aim from center of mass to lower-center of mass for front shots. (TASER Photo) TASER's New Training Targets More on TASER's new aiming guidelines

Factoid About Tasers

What's In A Name

The name stands for the Thomas A Swift Electric Rifle, an allusion to the weapon carried by the hero of early 20th century science fiction young adult novels.

Tasers fire two barbs (with quarter-inch fishhooks on the end) capable of producing 50,000-volt pulses into the targets' central nervous system.

The shock frazzles the body's electric signals, contracting muscles and incapacitating the target.

Each individual shock lasts up to five seconds, at the discretion of the shooter, allowing police to gain control of chaotic situations.

Aimed by a laser sight, the two probes have a range of 21 feet and are tethered to the gun by lightly insulated wire. Both need to strike skin or clothing to be effective.

Fabric two inches thick or more, though, can render the jolt ineffective.

Tasers can also be used without the probes, by placing the guns end directly onto a suspect's skin, and firing.

The weapons also have small microprocessors inside them that record every time an office shoots them, and how long the shocks lasted.

As the manufacturer has produced lighter and smaller pistol-shaped stun guns in recent years, police departments have purchased Tasers with increased frequency.

--H/T Bill D'Agostino

Our plan, to track all incidents of taser torture against black folks....

Friday, July 25, 2008

Dallas Police "Electrocute another man while he suffering from hallucinations

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