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Posted: 11/4/2009 5:55:06 AM EDT

Surprise man slits his own throat after officer Tasers him
by Lisa Halverstadt - Nov. 3, 2009 03:00 PM
The Arizona Republic

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Surprise (AZ) police deployed a Taser on a man early Tuesday as he held a knife on a Surprise street. The man then slit his own throat and died, authorities said.

An officer had stopped the 43-year-old man as he drove in a neighborhood near 163rd Avenue and Jomax Road hours after he was reportedly involved in a domestic-violence incident, said Sgt. Mark Ortega, a Surprise police spokesman.

When the man displayed a large kitchen knife, the officer asked him to drop his weapon. When he did not, the officer used the Taser, Ortega said.
At the same time, the man was holding a knife to his throat. He cut himself across the neck, Ortega said.

Other officers responded to the scene just after 2:40 a.m. and police attempted to provide care before firefighters arrived.

The Surprise man was airlifted to John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital where he was soon pronounced dead, said Kevin Pool, assistant fire chief in Surprise.

Police had planned to speak to the man about the domestic-violence incident but could not provide additional details about the case, Ortega said.

The spokesman said detectives are investigating the death.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/11/03/20091103gl-nwvsuicide1103-ON.html

Wow.

Posted: 11/4/2009 5:57:38 AM EDT

[#1]

Surprise!

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:00:10 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:

Surprise!

That's really, really bad.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:01:48 AM EDT

[#3]

You have to expect these kind of things when you live in Surprise!

Either that guy had serious dedication to slash his own throat, or the Surprise! Police were testing the prototype Haliburton mind control gun.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:03:10 AM EDT

[#4]

interesting

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:06:54 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
interesting

surprising

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:08:44 AM EDT

[#6]

Surprise, Cock Fag!

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:09:37 AM EDT

[#7]

He showed them!

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:11:01 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Surprise man slits his own throat after officer Tasers him
by Lisa Halverstadt - Nov. 3, 2009 03:00 PM
The Arizona Republic

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Surprise (AZ) police deployed a Taser on a man early Tuesday as he held a knife on a Surprise street. The man then slit his own throat and died, authorities said.

An officer had stopped the 43-year-old man as he drove in a neighborhood near 163rd Avenue and Jomax Road hours after he was reportedly involved in a domestic-violence incident, said Sgt. Mark Ortega, a Surprise police spokesman.

When the man displayed a large kitchen knife, the officer asked him to drop his weapon. When he did not, the officer used the Taser, Ortega said.
At the same time, the man was holding a knife to his throat. He cut himself across the neck, Ortega said.

Other officers responded to the scene just after 2:40 a.m. and police attempted to provide care before firefighters arrived.

The Surprise man was airlifted to John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital where he was soon pronounced dead, said Kevin Pool, assistant fire chief in Surprise.

Police had planned to speak to the man about the domestic-violence incident but could not provide additional details about the case, Ortega said.

The spokesman said detectives are investigating the death.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/11/03/20091103gl-nwvsuicide1103-ON.html

Wow.

Awesome.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:11:29 AM EDT

[#9]

In before the "ban tasers cuz they cause surprise throat slitting" crowd.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:12:19 AM EDT

[#10]

Does everyone get buttseckz when they drive past the city limits?

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:18:38 AM EDT

[#11]

i bet the cops were surprised that something like that could happen in surprise......

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:25:40 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Surprise, Cock Fag!

Exactly what I was thinking

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:27:37 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
You have to expect these kind of things when you live in Surprise!

Either that guy had serious dedication to slash his own throat, or the Surprise! Police were testing the prototype Haliburton mind control gun.

I thought the title was more like, surprise! man cuts himself after cops taze. But didn't realize it was a town.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:29:34 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
You have to expect these kind of things when you live in Surprise!

Either that guy had serious dedication to slash his own throat, or the Surprise! Police were testing the prototype Haliburton mind control gun.

I thought the title was more like, surprise! man cuts himself after cops taze. But didn't realize it was a town.

And I thought it was a guy in drag.....

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:30:37 AM EDT

[#15]

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In before the "ban tasers cuz they cause surprise throat slitting" crowd.

SOOOO true.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:30:55 AM EDT

[#16]

Stupid hurts sometimes.

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Posted: 11/4/2009 6:30:56 AM EDT

[#17]

Play stupid games.....

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:32:29 AM EDT

[#18]

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:34:02 AM EDT

[#19]

So, he died after being tased. If I follow the logic of the "tasers are the debbil" folks, the taser caused his death, right?

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:34:40 AM EDT

[#20]

You know, after reading hundreds of these articles I'm fully convinced that the newspapers find the most inarticulate, incoherent, incompetent sons of bitches they possibly can to write them.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:35:56 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:
You have to expect these kind of things when you live in Surprise!

Either that guy had serious dedication to slash his own throat, or the Surprise! Police were testing the prototype Haliburton mind control gun.

I thought the title was more like, surprise! man cuts himself after cops taze. But didn't realize it was a town.

And I thought it was a guy in drag.....

Hahahahah, took me a while to get that one. Niccee.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:38:44 AM EDT

[#22]

6 pints of blood to mop up

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:07:45 AM EDT

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6 pints of blood to mop up

Don't they have storm drains with a fire hydrant nearby? I vote hose it away.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:12:11 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
You know, after reading hundreds of these articles I'm fully convinced that the newspapers find the most inarticulate, incoherent, incompetent sons of bitches they possibly can to write them.

Ever seen a bunch of journalism majors?

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:15:26 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

Quoted:
6 pints of blood to mop up

Don't they have storm drains with a fire hydrant nearby? I vote hose it away.

Yep.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:16:41 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:

Surprise!

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:37:39 AM EDT

[#27]

Don't fuck with me ! I'll cut my own throat ! !

Wait ..... What ?

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:44:03 AM EDT

[#28]

Surprise police tazed a Surprise man on a Surprise street.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:45:34 AM EDT

[#29]

Surprising stuff happens in towns named Surprise.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:46:42 AM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
You know, after reading hundreds of these articles I'm fully convinced that the newspapers find the most inarticulate, incoherent, incompetent sons of bitches they possibly can to write them.

So true

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:48:35 AM EDT

[#31]

Surprise, AZ - buttsecks capital of the world.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:55:35 AM EDT

[#32]

i read it as "surprised" man.

boy was I surprised after reading

Posted: 11/4/2009 9:08:22 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
You know, after reading hundreds of these articles I'm fully convinced that the newspapers find the most inarticulate, incoherent, incompetent sons of bitches they possibly can to write them.

Nah, eager educated reporters write them. Only editors, supervisors and politicians get paid more to fuck shit up worse than a meatloaf in a dish washer.