On Monday, August 4, 2008, three Swissvale Police officers subdued, tasered and killed Andre Thomas, an unarmed 37-year old crying out for help. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala suggests he may have died of “excited delirium” - a bogus term that isn’t recognized by the American Medical Association.

Police use pepper spray and tasers against protesters New Orleans - For everything they do, we have to make them pay a political consequence, Juakali said. He vowed that when the bulldozers try to demolish the St. Bernard complex, it's going to be an all out effort.