Taser: Australian for Blowtorch

Tasered man burst into flames
By Kristen Gelineau, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SYDNEY - A man whose relatives say had been sniffing gasoline burst into flames after a police officer Tasered him as he ran at officials carrying a container of fuel, police said Tuesday.

The man, identified by his family as 36-year-old Ronald Mitchell, was in critical condition at a Perth hospital in Western Australia state following Monday's incident in Warburton, an Aboriginal community 950 miles (1,540 kilometres) northeast of Perth. Western Australia police said Mitchell ran from a house carrying a cigarette lighter and a large plastic bottle containing what they believe was fuel. When he refused to stop running toward them, one officer Tasered him, Western Australia police said in a media release.

The man was immediately engulfed in flames. The officer threw him to the ground and smothered the blaze with his hands, the statement said. Mitchell was charged with assault to prevent arrest and possession of a sniffing substance.

An 18-year-old woman threw rocks at the officer as he tried to help, and he later treated for a cut on his head and burns to his hands, police said.

This story cuts a little close to home for two reasons. First of all, we all know I love a good taser shot video. It kind of borders on the obsessive. Secondly, I love the smell of gasoline. My dad used to have an old truck with the gas cap that came completely off and I would give that thing a good sniff every time he filled up. That's probably why I lose my train of thought all the time. What was my point again?

Oh yeah, some Australian has to post a video of this because it would have to be the best taser shot clip ever. Ten times better than the current leader below.