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Don't shoot to kill!

EL CANADU | October 12th 2009 by david

Trigger happy cops in Canada are now getting a new directive on how not to Taser people to death. This will be good news for many. If you're a Polish immigrant who is distraught after getting lost at the airport, the law enforcement who swarm you are read more

CheapMommy

Steves Riding Lawn Mower Dui Taser Arrest Video 2

CheapMommy | October 11th 2009 by Audra

Steve knows his rights! It’s South Louisiana’s own out on the Lawn Mower again. This is not the first and I am sure it won’t be the last. Steve gets the Taser on this afternoon in 2007. Thanks … read more

Villager

Police Don't Let Taser-Killing of Derrick Jones Change Taser Poli…

Electronic Village | October 11th 2009 by Wayne Hicks

17-year old Derrick Jones was the first person killed by taser-wielding police officer R.L. Wray in 2009. His death took place on January 8 at the hands of the Martinsville (VA) police. The taser-deaths have continued at a rate of one-per-week ever s read more

Villager

Federal Government is Holding a Public Meeting on Taser Guns

Electronic Village | October 10th 2009 by Wayne Hicks

Drumbeats from Narmer brought us information about this upcoming hearing entitled, "Electroshock Weapons Measurement Methods and Issues".AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce.ACTION: Noti read more

Villager

Taser Death: Yuceff Young II (Brooklyn, OH)

Electronic Village | October 10th 2009 by Wayne Hicks

It happened again! This time a young 21-year old man, Yuceff Young II, died just minutes after police zapped his body with 50,000 volts of taser-generated electrocity.An unidentified officer stopped Young, about 1:30 a.m. on September 19, because hi read more

CarolusMagnus

Cantonese Chinese testet tödlichen Taser

Sackstark | October 9th 2009 by Carolus Magnus

5 Millionen Volt . Wie gefährlich die zur US-amerikanischen Polizei gehörende Standardausrüstung der Tasers sind, ist allseits bekannt. Bereits viele unbescholtene Bürger wurden durch diese getötet oder rollstuhlgängig gemacht. Der Mißbrauch read more

Villager

Taser Death: Ricky Massey (Panama City, FL)

Electronic Village | October 5th 2009 by Wayne Hicks

It happened again ... 42 weeks into the calendar year and we're reporting on the 42nd taser-related death in America! This time police in Panama City FL used their taser gun to kill 38-year old Rickey Massey on Friday, September 2. [SOURCE]Two Panama read more

Villager

NAACP Shows No Cojones in Florida Taser Killing of Derrick Humber…

Electronic Village | October 2nd 2009 by Wayne Hicks

I truly want to give the NAACP the benefit of the doubt. I want them to be relevant at the national level and in each of their local branches around the country. However, the response of the NAACP Manatee County branch regarding the recent taser-kill read more

Villager

Taser Death: Manuel Dante Dent (Modesto, CA)

Electronic Village | October 1st 2009 by Wayne Hicks

It happened again! Stanislaus County Sheriff's officers used a taser in the death of 27-year old Manuel Dante Dent while he was in their county jail. Of course, the police are not acknowledging any responsibility for the taser being a part of his dea read more

Tasered For Taking Too Long To Get License

Rantings Of A New Yorker | September 28th 2009

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G20 Pittsburgh Protests – Innocent Bystanders Trapped, Attacked…

Rantings Of A New Yorker | September 27th 2009

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abbottcr

Police Taser Double Amputee

The Quirky Chronicle | September 24th 2009 by FNE

Merced, California - The Internal Affairs Division of the Merced Police Department is investigating a complaint that an officer used a taser on an unarmed, wheel-chair bound man.40-year-old Gregory Williams had both of his legs amputated in 2004 afte read more

Villager

Grand Jury Extended in Jamaal Valentine Taser Death Case

Electronic Village | September 24th 2009 by Wayne Hicks

The grand jury reviewing the actions of three La Marque police officers involved in the arrest of a man who died in custody has had its term extended. [SOURCE]District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk’s office and the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office took read more

danilloferreira

Demonstração dos efeitos da Taser

Abordagem Policial | September 24th 2009 by Danillo Ferreira

Provavelmente você já ouviu falar da Taser, a pistola que emite descargas elétricas e paralisa o oponente atingido. Na última Interseg, em Brasília, representantes da fabricante da arma estavam fazendo demonstrações de seu efeito com pessoas read more

Villager

Taser Death: Richard Battistata (Laredo, TX)

Electronic Village | September 23rd 2009 by Wayne Hicks

It happened again! The police killed their 36th person this calendar year using a taser gun. This time the taser-related death occurred in Laredo, TX. Richard Battistata, a local truck driver, died after an unnamed officer blasted 50,000 volts of ele read more

djbigmike

TASERs and Stun Guns – Know the Differences

Evolution | September 23rd 2009

We often read headlines in the news about a police officer using a stun gun on someone. Very often, in fact most of the time, the headline is wrong. The officer probably used a TASER device on a suspect and not a stun gun. The terms ?stun gun? and ?T read more

minorthreat

Double-Amputee Tased for “Loud Mouth”

minorthreat | September 22nd 2009 by minor threat

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Arriva il Phaser, l'arma non letale che dà la sensazione di esse…

Futuroprossimo | September 22nd 2009

Le armi cosidette 'non letali' sono quelle che hanno effetti reversibili su persone e oggetti: forniscono un'altra opzione ai soldati,quando l'offesa mortale non può essere considerata l'unica risposta ad una situazione.Abb read more

jesrod

At Gizmodo Gallery ‘09: Tasers! [Giz Gallery 09]

Everything Mobile news reviews and more | September 20th 2009 by jr

We really wanted to tase someone live in Giz Gallery '09, but thanks to those pesky, fat cat NYC lawmakers, we can't really do that. But we will be able to let you get down on some target practice with Taser probes. We'll have a target box set up in read more

Villager

Taser Autopsy: Marcus Moore (Freeport, IL)

Electronic Village | September 18th 2009 by Wayne Hicks

It is remarkable how often the police use a taser gun on the walking dead. We continue to see autopsy reports that conclude a taser-victim died from drug use ... the inference is that they would have dropped dead within moments ... even without 50,00 read more

Jaysonpeters

Knockoff virtual erotic devices on ‘Second Life’ bring lawsui…

Nerdvana | September 17th 2009 by Jayson Peters

The creator of the virtual world Second Life is being sued yet again for trademark infringement. In April it was Scottsdale-based Taser suing Linden Labs over digital representations of its stun gun. Now, a report from Courthouse News Service tells o read more

unintelligencer

Disney World Law Enforcement Update

The Unintelligencer | September 12th 2009

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minoritymilitant

Just Tasering My Asian Friend On MySpace

The Minority Militant | September 9th 2009

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyWhat's funnier than taking a taser gun and trying it out on your friend for shits and giggles on a social networking site? Taking a taser gun to your silly Asian friend to see h read more

podmedic

Police should consult paramedics before taser use, according to r…

The MedicCast Podcast | September 9th 2009 by Jamie Davis

A recent story from Nova Scotia, Canada, calls attention to the use of tasers to restrain or control patients. In September 2008, Halifax police subdued a patient suffering from diabetic shock by tasering him. Paramedics on the scene were trying to d read more

UK police may be issued with higher powered tasers

Rantings Of A New Yorker | September 9th 2009

The eXtended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP) taser went on sale in the US last month and the UK is keen to obtain them for their own police force.  The XREP is scarier than its predecessors because it is wireless, has a range of 30 meters, and ca read more

Villager

Taser Death: Shane Ledbetter (Aurora, CO)

Electronic Village | September 7th 2009 by Wayne Hicks

It happenened again. During the 36th week of the year we had the 35th taser-related death in America. This time it was Aurora (CO) police officers that used their taser at least twice on 38-year old Shane Ledbetter. [SOURCE]Ledbetter died yesterday i read more

WYSeanIWYG

In My Brain While Sleeping… Dating Advice From Brody Jenner

monkeyBLOGmonkeyDO | September 6th 2009

Real Caption: “Don’t tase me, Bro… dy!”  I imagine he said, whilst getting tased. Another Caption: I am to electric bolts what Perez Hilton is to penis drawings. For whatever reason, prior to his reappearance in the news, I h read more

MostlyGenius

Baltimore County Tasers

Brillianter | September 2nd 2009 by MostlyGenius

Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson says that Tasers are too dangerous for private citizens. I think this is a terrible idea, not because Tasers are useful for private citizens, but because they are useful for the police. The reason they are us read more

summer2001

Brody gets Fights Joe Francis, Gets Tased

The Downside of Fame | August 28th 2009

According to this article, Brody Jenner got into a fight with Joe Francis at Guys and Dolls following a physical altercation between Francis and Jenner's Girlfriend, Jayde Nicole. According to Jenner and Nicole, Francis was beating the woman, TMZ co read more

Villager

Taser Death: Unidentified Man (Los Angeles, CA)

Electronic Village | August 28th 2009 by Wayne Hicks

It happened again. Again we see that the police feel disrespected ... and respond with 50,000 volts of electricity from a taser gun. As a result, we have the 34th taser-related death in America this year.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department sa read more