The controversial Taser gun, claims another
victim in this fast paced thriller with an erotic edge. Deron
and Curtis, the police officers who fired the fatal shot, are
catapulted into a nightmarish media blitz that screams for their
blood. The last thing they expected, when they answered the call
of a man acting bizarrely, was that it would destroy their
lives. Communication is impossible, as he speaks only Spanish.
They attempt to arrest him, and he pulls a knife. They Taser him
and he dies on the floor at their feet.
A bystander has recorded the incident on video.
He sells it to the media. Capturing the action from one angle
only, it does not show the man reaching into his pocket for the
knife. It is assumed, therefore, that the police acted brutally
and without provocation. Public condemnation is fierce and
international. Deron and Curtis are branded murderers. They are
threatened and attacked.
The man who died is Manuel Vega, a Mexican
tourist. He lived in Pinada; a small village near the US border.
His mother has been prominent in the media, grieving for her
son. She says he never showed any signs of violence before, and
the autopsy found no drugs or alcohol in his system. Suspecting
that nothing is ever as it seems, Deron travels to Pinada, to
try and uncover the truth behind Manuel’s deranged behaviour.
What he finds there provides the shocking conclusion to this
tense and unusual story.
The idea for TASERED came from a real incident.
However, the characters and situations are entirely fictional.