Apparently the Saginaw PD had tazed someone back in April and the guy died.
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=740772#.UDBdVEROiKg
My guess is the Tazers were then probably blocked from use pending a review.
With tasers this fellow might theoretically have died... without tasers he was guaranteed Swiss Cheese. What to do, what to do? Liberals hoist on their own petard.