Problem Solved? New York Police Taser Naked Man on Ledge Who Then Dies in Fall

Many police departments spent countless minutes trying to get people off building ledges or perches. New York police, however, have a more efficient approach: they shot him with a taser and collect him after he falls. In the case of Inman Morales, 35, it resulted in his death.

Morales was found naked on the top of a roll-down gate about ten feet above the ground. He was dancing as people took pictures as police tried to grab him. He was wielding a florescent light bulb when an officer shot him with a taser and hit him for five seconds with 50,000 volts. He fell head first and died. For the video, click here.

It turns out that he was having a bad reaction to medication. The question is why the police didn’t just shatter the florescent light with a baton if they considered it to be a danger.

Police seems to have a serious problem with naked people, here.

For the full story, click here and here and here.