Please refer to the Excited-Delirium blog. [LINK]
Merchant of sometimes-deadly stun guns, Taser International, is now relying more and more on the sickle cell trait to explain-away taser-associated deaths. In the recent manslaughter trial of ex-thug-cop Scott Nugent in Winnfield, LA, one defense argument was that Mr. Pikes died from the sickle cell traint because he ran a block-and-a-half. The obvious effective of the 14 taser shocks applied to his body was discounted (*).
I guess that "excited delirium" as an excuse for taser death was just a passing fad.
(* Actually, to be crystal clear, we don't yet know why the jury chose Not Guilty. It might have been 'other factors' than the arguments presented.)
