Brooklyn Man Dies After Being Tasered By NYPD

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The last moments of 35-year-old Inman Morales's life were spent naked and perched on a ledge in Bedford-Stuvyesant. Dozens of people watched, while some took photographs as the apparently emotionally disturbed man jumped up and down on top of a 10-foot high roll-down gate swinging a florescent light bulb towards police officers who were trying to grab him on a nearby fire escape.

An officer on the ground then raised his taser stun gun and fired a five second jolt of 50,000 volts of electricity immobilizing him. Morales then fell head-first to his death.

"He wasn't hurting anybody, witness Racquel McDonald said. "They could have just grabbed him and bring him down, but they tased him instead and he fell to his death and it was real wrong."

Added a witness named "Kyle:" "The man was isolated for minute … and then he just fell to the floor. They had about eight cops that could break the fall. They just moved back."

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Community activists called on the city to investigate.

"We're not holding the whole NYC police department at fault, but we are questioning the actions of the supervisor of the Emergency Service Unit who took and who shot this young man, not one time but twice," Sharonnie Perry said.

A NYPD officer fired a five second jolt of 50,000 volts of electricity from his taser gun, immobilizing Inman Morales.

A witness captured this image of Inman Morales falling to his death after being shot with a stun gun by police.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/taser.death.nypd.2.825077.html

[almaty 19]

terrible...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Tasering someone on a ledge. There's smart thinking for you...

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Tasering someone on a ledge. There's smart thinking for you...

NYPD, the city's finest! It's either them or those sharks from Wall Street, take yer pick.

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The NYPD says two police officers appeared to have violated department guidelines when they used a Taser stun gun on a naked, distraught man standing on a ledge. The man fell to his death.

A New York Police Department lieutenant was stripped of his gun and badge, and the officer who used the stun gun on the man was placed on administrative duty.

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Police say the officers were instructed not to use stun guns when a person could possibly fall.

http://www.amny.com/news/local/crime/am-ta...0,2147742.story

[akdiver 3]

Holy ####!!! I just can't believe this shocking news!!! I am stunned. Stunned and shocked that this could ever happen!! I will definitely add this to my list of stunning facts that I have learned recently as a result of VJ Off topic:

• Police abuse their power and kill innocent citizens minding their own business
• Old White Guys are racist
• Fili women are cheaters
• Christians behave shamefully
• Clay Aiken is Gay
• Water is wet

Keep up the good work guys.

[Ban Hammer 13,681]

nypd - you want to jump, we'll help!

[Kevin and 10]

Holy ####!!! I just can't believe this shocking news!!! I am stunned. Stunned and shocked that this could ever happen!! I will definitely add this to my list of stunning facts that I have learned recently as a result of VJ Off topic:

• Police abuse their power and kill innocent citizens minding their own business
• Old White Guys are racist
• Fili women are cheaters
• Christians behave shamefully
• Clay Aiken is Gay
• Water is wet

Keep up the good work guys.

Don't foget the cool facts about Chuck Norris.

Tasers are touted as Non-Lethal, so naturally cops will use them even when they aren't warrented.

Edited September 25, 2008 by Kevin and Tuyen

[luckytxn 2,265]

I am betting the one that tazed him was just wanting to check out his cool new tazer.

[akdiver 3]

I am betting the one that tazed him was just wanting to check out his cool new tazer.

Wouldn't surprise me if he said, "hey guy, watch this!" ZAAAAPP.

[luckytxn 2,265]

I am betting the one that tazed him was just wanting to check out his cool new tazer.

Wouldn't surprise me if he said, "hey guy, watch this!" ZAAAAPP.

Lol. And you just know some in the crowd with cameras was telling him to wait a sec until he did it so they can get a better angle to snap pics as his limp body bounced downward.

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The NYPD says two police officers appeared to have violated department guidelines when they used a Taser stun gun on a naked, distraught man standing on a ledge. The man fell to his death.

A New York Police Department lieutenant was stripped of his gun and badge, and the officer who used the stun gun on the man was placed on administrative duty.

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Police say the officers were instructed not to use stun guns when a person could possibly fall.

http://www.amny.com/news/local/crime/am-ta...0,2147742.story

Clearly guidelines are needed for common sense.

[ladybee 0]

oh gosh i live like 2o minutes away from there you know too much stress brooklyn is a tough place to live.

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oh gosh i live like 2o minutes away from there you know too much stress brooklyn is a tough place to live.

Move to the burbs, it's boring but nice

[akdiver 3]

Clearly guidelines are needed for common sense.

Well, you know, cops are not generally the brightest group in society. You can't really expect them to figure everything out. They need to be explicitly told not to taze people when they can fall to their deaths....