Of course he was bi-polar; he was a Crazy, Shouting, Jesus Guy. I doubt that any of those guys are free of mental illness.
But more to the point, the fact that he was bi-polar is, at best, one small fact necessary to determine if the use of force here was appropriate. But if he acted in such a way to require the application of force in pursuit of a legitimate police objective, and the amount of force used was appropriate, then the fact he was bi-polar, without more, means nothing.
But it is proper to start to ask how and what these officers were taught and trained in dealing with people like this, along with all of the other questions (and more) I posted in previous posts. Because that will determine whether the use of force here was appropriate or not, not knee-jerk opposition to cops or Tasers or knee-jerk beatification of this guy because he was a Baptist or held a Bible. Making a judgment without all the facts is quite foolish.
"Making a judgment without all the facts is quite foolish."
Certain inferences can be drawn from repeated behaviors. Repeatedly tasers have been wrongfully used and have wrongfully killed citizens. It is foolish to ignore this fact.