That could be true (taser causing death), but that would not be a 'normal' effect. I would think a child, small adult, or someone with a heart condition (pacemaker) could be more likely to suffer greater effects. Also, I would think the taser leads would have to be conducting across the heart (opinion of my RN wife). Other conditions could be present as well, he may have been out of shape and near a fatal heart attack already and running and getting tasered might have promoted or triggered it.

However, I doubt that tasers would be used if they had not been extensively tested by manufacturers, sellers, and users (police departments). If for no other reason than LIABILITY issues. I know several police officers and know they were issued tasers about a year ago and received a lot of training, including being tased themselves SEVERAL times before being allowed to carry them.

On the news tonight a photo of the dead man's face showing a bloody scrape above his eye. There was not enough blood to run, remember he had just run off the road and come to an abrupt stop in the ditch, and been through an altercation with police officers who put him down and cuffed him in a concrete parking lot. From that the family surmised he was beaten to death! Several people interviewed commented there was no way the scrape was lethal. The mother was on the news and said she was taking this to a national level and had retained the Rodney King lawyer….. $ signs in both eyes.

But in all fairness maybe the police did beat him to death and left no marks other than the scrape over his eye, the paramedics and the ER doctors were in on it too. But I'll wait for the autopsy and investigation results.