SHOCK: Ronald Mitchell, Aborigine from Australia, Bursts into Flames after Being Tasered by Cops as he Charged them with Gasoline and a Lighter

SHOCK: Ronald Mitchell, an Aborigine from Western Australia, suddenly burst into flames after he was tasered by police as he reportedly charged them with a can of gasoline and a lighter. Mitchell is a known offender and his sister reportedly said he had actually been sniffing the gasoline, according to BBC.

Police arrived at Mitchell's home in response to a complaint and said that the immolation was spurred by the lighter/gasoline combination, as opposed to the taser. According to the BBC, Mitchell was charged with assault, but some are speaking out in his defense and against the use of taser guns:

Dennis Eggington, of the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, called for an urgent review of Taser use. Aboriginal people, he said, were often in poor health, which made them particularly vulnerable to stun weapons.

A Taser works by firing two barbs which penetrate the skin and discharge 50,000 volts along two copper wires attached to the gun. Source: Huffington Post

There are way too many injuries and sometimes death, with the use of taser guns in this country, at least. I am not sure that taser guns are effective deterrents. They seem to cause more bodily harm than they are worth.