There surely must be more to this case than what is reported in either the 'Huffington Post' or Daily Mail? There undoubtedly are some daft and/or incompetent and/or 'trigger-happy' police officers around, but it really makes no sense that even the worst of them would taser a calm individual unless they did something that represented a threat or a major impediment to detaining them. Even having a loaded handgun in one's pocket, let alone a couple of screwdrivers and a knife, ought not, in itself, result in such action.
Probably wet yourself as soon as the taser kicked in. Which would make it even more efficacious....
As general statements, I agree with everything you say. However, as I said before, in this particular case, I feel sure that there was far more provocation of the tasering than any of us know about. Even the bad apples (and we're talking about 'firearms officers') are aware of the risks to their careers and livelihoods (if not also criminal convictions) associated with unjustified discharge of their weapons, and the fact that almost any such discharge will result in some sort of enquiry/investigation.
Dunno whether it's ever happened (murder is obviously unlikely) - but I do know that, this very day, one was sacked as a result of an "enquiry/investigation", despite the fact that the criminal justice system had not regarded the evidence as strong enough for a criminal conviction.
Even though his resignation had been declined (I think twice) previously.
Actually his resignation from other forces, to avoid disciplinary hearings for other instances of criminal violence, had been accepted by those other forces on more than one occasion.
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