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21 yr old black man tasered 9 times in 14 minutes by police officer AFTER being arrested and handcuffed. He died
News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:33 AM EDT
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A 21 year old black man in Winnfield, Louisiana, named Baron "Scooter" Pikes, was tasered 9 times in 14 minutes by a white police officer in January after he was arrested and handcuffed. He died. Seems a tad excessive to me. However, here's the story of his arrest and subsequent death according to the police report by the arresting officer
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