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[TheeBadOne]

Drugs killed man who died after State Troopers Tasered him
The Associated Press - Friday, April 04, 2008

ST. PAUL
The death certificate for a Fridley man who was Tasered by State Troopers says he died because of cocaine and other drugs in his system.
The death certificate filed on Friday says 29-year-old Mark Backlund died of "consequences of mixed drug use." The drugs in his system included a pain reliever, a drug for schizophrenia, mania, and bipolar disorder.
Other factors in his death were physical exertion and restraint, a sedative, inflammation of his heart, and severe hardening of the arteries of his heart.
Backlund crashed his car on Interstate 694 in New Brighton in January.
A report filed by the State Troopers who used the Taser says Backlund tried to drive away from the crash scene, even though people stood in front of his car. He had no weapons.

[Terminator]

Drugs, not the taser, killed this Darwin Award winner...never would have guessed it.

[jmur5074]

Surprise surprise.


As usual, the Taser does not kill.

[Ducky]

... "consequences of mixed drug use." The drugs in his system included a pain reliever, a drug for schizophrenia, mania, and bipolar disorder.
Other factors in his death were physical exertion and restraint, a sedative, inflammation of his heart, and severe hardening of the arteries of his heart.
Backlund crashed his car ...

I think the only thing that DIDN'T kill him was the Taser.

[TXCharlie]

Backlund tried to drive away from the crash scene, even though people stood in front of his car. He had no weapons.

BS, he had a 4,000 pound weapon - Would they rather that he got shot with a 40-caliber Glock instead of a Taser?