Question: Are Cops Responsible for Suicide Leap?

Item: Jumper’s father questions Taser use: Chief says it was tactic to let man ‘save face’ /Jonathan Brunt, Spokesman-Review

Dave Breidenbach , father of suicide victim, Josh Levy: “I was assured all day that no violence would be taken toward my son. I don’t believe that firing a Taser at a nonviolent potential suicide victim is a tactical maneuver.”

Question: Given the instability of the suicide victim, is the ultimate outcome of this tragedy something that can be blamed on the police?