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Police taser man in diabetic shock
John Byrne
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Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008
Luckily for a driver who went into severe diabetic
shock last month in Oklahoma, police arrived on the scene and
called in an ambulance.
But not before they tasered and handcuffed him.
The 53-year-old diabetic man was tasered by police after they
suspected him of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol
and claimed he had resisted arrest -- even though he was actually
in shock. The man's truck has spun out on an interstate after
he lost control of his vehicle.
The video below -- broadcast by CBS News -- shows the scene in
El Reno, Oklahoma last month.
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"It's unfortunate in the officers' aspect and they feel
extremely bad after they learned that in fact it was a medical
need and not someone who was under the influence of an intoxicant,
drug or alcohol," El Reno's mayor told CBS.
"A spokesman for the agency that certifies officers says
it's state law for all student officers to learn how to recognize
and care for type one and type two diabetic patients," the
network added.
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