@balder -- Actually, according to the Lane County District Attorney's Office and detectives in the case, the taser didn't work because only one of the metal prongs made contact with Ms. Tucker's skin, as noted in the article. The other prong hit her coat. When two prongs don't contacts the skin with a taser, the electrical circuit is incomplete and it does not work. That is what multiple investigators told us at the press conference on Friday. After the taser did not work, Ms. Tucker reached for her gun, according to investigators.

dear bald when the deputies go after pot they get less money from tax payers who vote against levies and such.I feel no affinity toward our men and women bullies in blue when they think they know better than the rest of us.until they prove they understand who they work FOR i will advocate against increases of any kind for the cops anywhere

baldr - the reason the tazer didn't work was because only 1 dart made contact with the person and you need both darts to create the circuit for the tazer to have the desired effect. I too am glad the officers "did it right". But I am curious who is picking up the medical cost for the the woman...taxpayers?? That part is fustrating. I am also surprised that the people were not marching in the streets before the facts came out and not hang the deputies in the media.

I applaud the deputies for trying to use non-lethal force first. The fact that she was high on meth and THC explains why the taser didn't work. I am never happy to hear about someone being shot, but it sounds to me like the deputies made the right call. Our men and women in blue are heroes every day, and we need to appreciate them for putting themselves in harm's way for us. The impending layoff of deputies is all the more alarming in the face of incidents like this one.