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Originally Posted by raymor
A guy who read GFY died. That doesn't mean GFY killed him.
A guy who wore a green hat died. That doesn't mean the green hat killed him.
A guy who was tasered and also apparently overdosed on drugs died. That doesn't mean the drugs killed him, or the taser.
That DOES mean it's time to find out what killed him, THEN put that information into proper perspective.
If his death was related to the taser + the drugs (heart attack?), then we compare how many lives are saved by the use of tasers with drugged out whackos. Depending on what we find, it MIGHT be reasonable to say one should try to avoid using a taser on someone who is fried on uppers because their heart is already stressed. That might be reasonable, totally depending on the facts. At this time, we don't yet know the facts.
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Ok i'll use your logic for a moment.
Guy drives his car into a guard rail at 100mph and dies.
Police find that had he been using bridgestone tyres instead of kumho's he would have lived.
Therefore speeding is not dangerous.
How about this.
Soldier gets shot dead in Iraq.
Armed forces find that if he were inside a tank at the time, he would be alive.
Therefore guns and bullets are not dangerous.
There is always a 'what if' factor in absolutely everything. Hindsight is a beautiful thing.