I admire and appreciate the way you keep this in the limelight Villager.

RiPPa - I wonder if it will make a difference?

20 taser related deaths compared with how many uses of Tasers by police?

Gunfighter - I don't know where metrics on overall taser use in America is tracked. Can you point me in right direction for that data?

If there is one death we have to question the use of the taser. 21 deaths in less than six months, this should be the lead story on CNN, MSNBC, and any other alphabet, even Fox News. Instead we haven't seen much of anything on it. WHY??????

coachrlm - I figure that the mainstream media isn't on this story because it hasn't been brought together in one place yet. If the 72-year old grandmother had died ... we would see more action. As it is, the PTB ('powers that be') are content to blame these deaths on the victim ... and they are getting away with it right now!

Villager,

I'm a journalist and am writing about taser related deaths. Any information you could share with me about the recent death of Dwight Madison would be greatly appreciated. If you contact me at this address I'll be happy to share my journalistic credentials with you. mikemetzger9@yahoo.com

Thanks and keep up the great work.

Jaxx - I will contact you offline. Please let me know when your article is published so that we can promote it with our blog readers...

Shawn was a devoted father of 2 small boys. He worked, he lived in society. He wasn't some wacked out phsyco drug addict. Yes, he had a problem. The family called for "help". He didn't deserve to die this way.