I love when people have a 'F*ck the world' attitude while at the same time expecting perfection from everyone else (nice pic NB).

Maybe a bullet to the head would have had a more acceptable end result. Cockbite.

MrAwes0me

I sht you not. Search the net a bit, I'm sure you'll find some testimonies. The taser neutralizes the venom very quickly and also brings the swelling and redness down. All thats left generally, is the bite or sting mark. The area looks normal otherwise, you wouldn't be able to tell anything even happened. They have been doing it for ages, and it works on most venoms.

xXCapto-ExsequorXx

@MagnoliaBoy: "Hopefully the guy realizes he has a very lucky chance to make his life OK again."

Seems unlikely, but keep a good thought.

@hnkelley: "Science is based on repeatable tests. Tase him again."

Ha! Good one. Just remember to freeze him and put him into arrhythmia first.

@nutbastard:"dont you mean, 'it's unfair that 95% of cops ruin the reputations of the other, good 5%?'"

You're thinking of lawyers. 99% of them give the other 1% a bad name.

GadgetPlay

@LastGunslinger:

"While there are certainly bad cops out there, most show amazing restraint."

dont you mean, "it's unfair that 95% of cops ruin the reputations of the other, good 5%"?

nutbastard

@forrestcook - Your logic is flawed. The typical result isn't the only possible outcome.

@yashichi8bit, @VakeroRokero - Police have a tough job. It's one most people are incapable of doing. While there are certainly bad cops out there, most show amazing restraint. Both of you distorted the reported version of what happened to make this look like a case of police brutality. What were they supposed to do? According to the story he was trying to flee the scene. If the police were following procedure, the guy was warned multiple times before he was tased. The other option was to tackle and physically subdue him, which puts the officers at risk of injury and would most likely also injure the suspect.

LastGunslinger

@techwiz140: I think that is more due to the fact that it would damage the hardware that is implanted. I don't see how that rules out that it could reset another persons heart...

ColdAsIce

They saw him jump out of the water shaking, disoriented and still tased him?? crazy shit... hopefully they didn't start kicking him when he was telling them Saint Peter told him it wasn't his time... "Come here you piece of shit, Don't mention a saint's name in vain!"

VakeroRokero

@yashichi8bit: Ventricular fibrillation is what kills people. People survive in A. Fib for a long time...with proper meds

remf3

So they tased him after he died?

"Nice Work, Lou"
"Thanks Chief!"

yashichi8bit

Stop.

Taser Time.

+ Watch video

P3nnst8r

Tasers neither kill nor cure people... all they do is momentarily incapacitate them. After your five seconds, the only lasting effect is the two tiny taser barb holes.

forrestcook

@xXCapto-ExsequorXx: Riiight!

DustyButt

@strider_mt2k: well played sir

djdare

She may not be the best looking cop I've seen, but come on now, bro?

shamoononon

@xXCapto-ExsequorXx: I think you're pulling my leg...

Barry_Ovaltine

@hnkelley: I wish I had a good comment to follow that up with. However, all I can say is: "LAWL."

cynnova

Science is based on repeatable tests. Tase him again.

hnkelley

They need a quick wording change so they can now charge his insurance company and make a couple of bucks.

strider_mt2k

I'm always scared when cops have more tats than perps. :)

fistibums

Time to get me some more (TASR)....

gecko_007

dont tase me bro! it might be helpful!

JDWRudy25

Reality check everyone. This is one guy, hopped up on drugs, running from the cops, with hypothermia. Not exactly a medical breakthrough. Hopefully the guy realizes he has a very lucky chance to make his life OK again.

MagnoliaBoy

@Parapraxis: In addition to the use of beta blockers in systemic treatments, they can also be used in Arrhythmic states.

Beta blockers are used to treat the ventricular arrhythmia that can sometimes occur with atrial fib. They are also good at slowing conduction by suppressing abnormal pacemakers. Conceivably, they could have helped with the atrial fib.

CatPope

While many believe that it could have occurred because of the beta blocker, some believe that the whole story is bullshit.

i_prefer_sasquatch

i do believe that this is the second recorded attempt. i seem to recall that Steven Segal did this in half past dead where he used a taser on a knocked out sheriff and successfully brought him back to life.

so there...

B1663R

tazers also neutralize most venoms. Just zap the spot above and below the bite and then zap the actual area in an x shape. I forget why it works, something about the proteins in the venom.

xXCapto-ExsequorXx

My brother has ab ICD (Implanted Cardioverter Defibrulator) and I have heard if he is tased, he will be dead. So I don't really buy this that much.

techwiz140

I've got my money on the Taser. Beta blockers work on the beta-1-adrenergic receptors, slowing only inotropy and chronotropy of cardiac muscle tissue.

The "resetting" that cures a lot of cases of atrial fibrillation ("a-fib") comes from applying an electrical shock that depolarizes all of the heart cells at once, and allows the heart to depolarize in a normal fashion again.

/lecture

Parapraxis

Yeah, doctors around the world have been doing this for a loooong time. The only difference is the size of the taser ;)

Adolf

you save my life bro!

Sheemo44