article_snippet: officers try to use a Taser on a homeless man - but a Taser seemingly has no effect.
article_snippet: Witnesses have characterised the police response as overly aggressive, and say Witnesses should have been able to restrain a mentally-ill homeless man with non-lethal means.
article_snippet: You’re dealing with a guy with a combination of mental illness and drug addiction, a guy with a combination of mental illness and drug addiction used over excessive force.
article_snippet: ‘a guy with a combination of mental illness and drug addiction Tasered Booth and Booth was scared and tried to run in to a tent, a guy with a combination of mental illness and drug addiction dragged Booth out and instead of five cops holding Booth down a guy with a combination of mental illness and drug addiction shot Booth.