First, procedure was not broken, based on the few "facts" offered by the media, there are many cases in which a taser is used prior to cuffing. Secondly, nothing is a sure way of avoiding death, period. There is always that chance of death, no matter what you do, there will always be a chance. The cops duty is to minimize that chance as much as they can while following procedure. However, people always try to paint the cops as the bad guys, even when they are doing what the public demanded they do, which people demanded tasers ... they spent millions of tax dollars getting these in many cities because the public demanded them since pepper spray was deemed unethical for some insane reason, and now they are whining about the tasers and demanding that they change again ... so where does the money come from? Our city is broke and cut a fortune from law enforcement funding because the tax payers didn't want to front their bill, and now they are complaining because there aren't enough cops to clear out the junkies ... seriously, you can't have it the way you dream most of the time.
Once again our feline friend is making up things from her dime store cop book.
Police still use pepper spray. In fact, the courts regularly have dismissed pepper spray cases against the police. And guess who was among the plantiffs to sue? Oh my, not again! Yes, the police have sued the makers of the pepper spray. What for? For advertising it as being less harmful than it was. No one told them they would kill anyone wiht pepper spray. Imagine their surprise.
Kitten, another question I am going to hammer you with until you answer or until you dance soem more for me:
Show me where pepper spray was deemed unethical and by whom?
Show me where US law enforcement is not allowed to carry pepper spray.