Schizophrenic Man, Killed by Seattle Police, Was First Hit With Taser Twice

Michael van Baker — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:58:47 +0000

Keewatinawin was first shot twice with a Taser but both attempts were "ineffective," and so the situation escalated, leading Seattle police to shoot him to death Tuesday night. Police have blamed his bulky clothes, but schizophrenic insensitivity to pain -- a topic of frequent research -- might seem to correlate with stories of those with paranoid schizophrenia being Tasered without apparent effect, until death.

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Schizophrenic Man, Killed by Seattle Police, Was First Hit With Taser Twice