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" Well said my two cents!

Jarhead, your belief in the idea of "Human Garbage" is precisely the sort of thinking that causes this sorts of trouble and gives poorly trained cops the idea that it is ok to use excessive force. No human is garbage by definition. Any cop who has started viewing the world in those terms should turn in his badge instantly as he is a danger to both himself and his community. "

" Wow Jipsi, you almost made it through a whole post without caps lock! I'm proud of you! I might even start reading your comments again! "

" Good, bad or indifferent, cop caused guy to die by unwise use of tazer. Ignored instructions saying don't tazer someone standing on a ledge who could fall and be injured. If good cop, would have had to live with guilt rest of life. If bad cop, he's now killed two people, mental guy and himself. Tazers are not the "safe" little alternative to guns the cops promote. And, until some of their own die, either directly or indirectly through the use of tazers, they will not seriously consider the negatives from being trigger-happy with tazers. I'm sick of hearing garbage like "would you rather be shot by a cop with a real bullet or a tazer?" Answer, none of the above, but the introduction of tazers to our police force has made it MORE likely that innocent or non-violent people will be unncessarily tazered. And don't give me the BS of don't do crime and you won't be tazered. I am a law-abiding citizen who has had ZERO run-ins with the law other than the occasional speeding ticket and I am ALARMED at the misuse of tazers by cops. "

" to: my two cents worth,
Are you saying that is a good thing when a cop dies. "

" Contrary to what a lot of 'thug-wanna-be's/thug-almosts' believe, police officers are human beings, people you went to school with, who were simply brought up better than most (as in, respecting law and authority); they became police officers because they felt a calling to help keep neighborhoods and citizens SAFE from the lawless.

The officer did, indeed, make a mistake, but was unable to weather the country's 'cop hating' fallout.
He should have been given better post-trauma psychiatric attention.

WERE IT NOT FOR our flimsy health system that refuses to better diagnose and care for the mentally ill, a woefully-understaffed, under-funded behemoth that turns away more of the 'have-nots' than the 'haves' it helps, Iman Morales would have been receiving better psychiatric care, himself, perhaps in a residential program, and far away from potentially dangerous situations and high-rise window ledges.
And both men would be alive, today, as a result. "

" "To Sweetcheeks:
I wans't there, but my guess would be the officer ordered the use of the taser to try and protect the subject from hurting himself. "

" Tasers kill more often than lame stream media reports. This time, two men died. A most unfortunate circumstance due to ignorant police state policy. Condolences to all families who have lost loved ones. "

" This is so sad. It is so difficult to deal with mentally ill people when they get into irrational behavior. Another case where maybe a crisis team could have talked the guy down. I'm sure the cop had no idea that he would fall 10 feet to his death. It is too bad that the cop didn't try to get some counseling. Tough life issues are never easy, but they can be dealt with. Cops have much too easy access to lethal means when they get suicidal. I hope some good can come from this somehow. Training, mental illness awareness, etc? "

" Sweetcheeks: well guess this is another job you should apply for. "

" I do not approve of suicide but the policeman in this case showed that he was a good guy at heart and probably the kind of dedicated cop we would want patrolling our neighborhood. It was a split-second decision that any of us might have made. The officer might have been distracted or fatigued for any number of reasons. Personally I feel as badly for him and his family as the family of the man who was tasered. "

" To: Sweetcheeks and anyone else who hasn't walked the walk- It's not about a power trip it's about being able to protect yourself and others from violent or potentially violent criminals. If you don't deal with people who want to fight you or kill you maybe you think before you type stupid comments.... or maybe you have a power trip or it went to your head !!! THE DUMBING OF AMERICA CONTINUES !!
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the police officers... "

" So there is some justice in the world! "

" A lieutenant on a dept with 21 years of experience is NOT going to be on a power trip! Especially in a city the size of NYC. Sweetcheeks and lindini are way over the line on this. Because police deal with human garbage so much, they suffer from alcoholism, divorce and suicide at a higher rate than any other profession. Before you judge, walk a mile or two in their shoes. It is not an easy career path to follow. "

" whoa sweetcheeks.....uncalled for. Some officers may get a big power trip, but they also come across situations that can cause them to make a wrong decision in other situations. I respect a police officer in the case that I could never do what they do, or put up with what they put up with and get paid close to nothing for it. I think that your right when it comes to SOME officers getting big power trips...but in this case, it is completely uncalled for. Clearly the man felt guilty for his decision. And I wish it would have never came to this for either of these men. Two lives gone, based on two bad decisions. "

" I have to go with sweetcheeks too. The police have become far too reliant on tasers. The fact is this man did not need to use his when and how he did. Sad that the guilt destroyed him however. "

" tasers work a lot like fibulators.if you have a heart condition it can kill you.on the other hand if your having a heart attack it may save you.they do have better non deadly force weapons available. "

" My heart goes out to the family as well but sweetcheeks is right on this one. Now that a cop has died as a result from these tasers i wonder if the cops will think before useing these stun guns so often. Their are cases where they need to be used but they are used way too often when they should'nt be used and this is one of them. How many people have died from the use of them when they could of used other options. It is very sad for both family's. "

" Police officers are human beings . . . they make mistakes just like ALL of us!

This is a sad situation for all involved! Bless the families of those who lost their lives in this incident. "

" To Sweetcheeks:
What a disgusting comment. I think this was a stellar example of someone who could not live with the fact that he had made a tragic mistake. A mistake that was then plastered on the Internet for the whole world to be able to critique.

My heart goes out to both families. "

" A stellar example of letting a badge go to your head and causing a power trip. "