[Peace-discuss] Tasers kill another

[Brian Dolinar]

Police Kill Mentally-Ill Man With Taser Guns
And in Wisconsin, a twenty-nine year old man was killed Sunday when
police officers shocked him with a Taser gun. According to his family,
the victim, Nickolos Cyrus, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia ten
years ago. The killing occurred after police found him trespassing in
a home under construction. They hit him with two shots when he ignored
orders to put his hands behind his back to be handcuffed. Cyrus'
family is outraged. His parents had reported their son missing the
night before and say police were aware of his condition. According to
Amnesty International, one hundred and fifty people have been killed
by tasers since 2001.

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Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
204 S. Lynn St.
Champaign, IL 61820
briandolinar at gmail.com