Another One

by digby

Man dies during arrest in Minneapolis

December 9, 2008

The suspect in a domestic assault died early this morning after he fought with Minneapolis police officers and was shot with a Taser police say.

Officers were called to a home in the 1000 block of Knox Avenue N. at around 12:45 a.m. to investigate a report of a domestic assault by a man armed with a rifle, according to Sgt. William Palmer.

Officers found the man on the street and tried to arrest him. He resisted and officers shot him with a Taser, Palmer said.

After the man was subdued, he appeared to be having medical problems, and officers called for an ambulance. The suspect was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center where he died, Palmer said.

It’s a good thing tasers are harmless.

Capital punishment for resisting arrest seems a little bit steep, but maybe people will finally begin to understand that they may have legal rights on paper, but out in the real world you never know when the authorities might decide to use a completely safe, non-lethal weapon to force your immediate compliance and kill you.

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