Not as clear cut as the George Floyd case. The question is whether a taser can inflict serious bodily harm or death. I believe most police departments consider tasers to be non-lethal.
Actually that is not true. A taser to the heart can kill a person. Plus, the idiot DA said not more than 2 weeks ago that a taser IS considered a lethal weapon in GA.
“I believe most police departments consider tasers to be non-lethal.”
Your “belief” is incorrect as a matter of fact.
PA for this case said, two weeks ago, that it is a deadly weapon.
IMO, two better questions:
1. Can effective offensive use of an APD taser by a detainee provide an opportunity to disarm a police officer or otherwise impair an officer's ability to exercise self-defense?
The one that has concerned me from the beginning:
2. Is there any reasonable the officer can be charged with knowing the APD taser once fired at him was then no longer operable? (If capable of multiple discharges the issue of range seems not material.)
You are correct, if by that you mean there is no evidence in the GF case that the police action was the cause of death or even a contributing element.
The fact that the use of a taser on a cop can give the criminal access to the cop’s side arm makes it lethal in a situation where the criminal and the cop are fighting or may soon be resuming a fight.
Atlanta PD trains that you shoot if anyone gets one of your weapons. Baton, taser, gun. The taser is defined as a leathal weapon in GA.