In Safety Study, Sheep on Meth Are Shocked With Tasers.

The study aimed to test whether Taser devices have caused heart-related problems or death in meth-addled suspects
By Jeremy Hsu Posted 04.12.2010 at 5:18 pm



Cocaine is a hell of a drug, but getting shocked with a Taser while riding high on methamphetamines probably beats any white-knuckled cocaine experience hands down. And that's exactly what happened to some lucky sheep in a new study that tested the effects of Tasers on meth-addled targets, funded in part by Taser International.

There's at least some scientific reasoning behind all the apparent madness. Growing abuse of methamphetamines has led to arrest-related deaths in situations where law enforcement officers used their Tasers on drug-intoxicated suspects. The latest study was designed to test whether electronic control devices (e.g. Tasers) can lead to dangerous cardiac responses in meth-intoxicated humans, with sheep standing in for people.

The less-lethal device of choice was the Taser X26, a standard law enforcement tool which can fire at suspects from a distance of 35 feet. Researchers shocked sixteen anesthetized sheep after dosing the animals with an IV drip of methamphetamine hydrochloride.

Some of the smaller sheep weighing less than 70.5 pounds suffered exacerbated heart symptoms related to meth use. But neither the smaller nor larger sheep showed signs of the ventricular fibrillation condition, a highly abnormal heart rhythm that can become fatal.


more from Popular Science: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-04/taser-shocks-meth-intoxicated-sheep-dont-harm-heart-taser-study-says

I guess they don't supply the virgin wool...

happy with this, and frankly neither am I.

big fucking deal

and screw PETA this is legitimate research

so, tell me how a cop would know definitively if the person they are about to taser has been on meth or not?

this is bullshit

twice.

as for the meth part. i don't think my boss would go for it

not that big a deal

(sorry)

Or is it just humans that do?

+1

:rofl:

for six months before the taser test. Long-term meth use can really screw up someone's heart, and it is that already-damaged heart that is at risk from a taser. Getting some sheep high and then zapping them does not provide ANY results that would resemble real-life situations. No wonder they didn't show that there was any increased risk.

like the guy i merely wrestled with, who stopped breathing and his pulse stopped too

which imo is the problem. very unhealthy people often on polydrug combos, malnourished, dehydrated, in fight or flight syndrome etc. tend to be prone to heart issues.

not the fault of the taser.

even w.o tasers, we've always had these kinds of deaths

heck, lots of firefighters (generally quite healthy and not on meth) die every year from exertion related to wearing heavy, hot equipment, etc and fighting fires.

not from the fires, but from the exertion

And see if they remain upstanding citizens.

this is just too ridiculous

Somewhere a freeper weeps for his true love...