azcentral.com - 12/9/2008
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A new study has found that the type of Taser stun gun used most by police officers can fire more electricity than the company says is possible, which the study's authors say raises the risk of cardiac arrest as much as 50 percent in some people. The study, led by a Montreal biomedical engineer ...
jonathanturley.org - 12/11/2008
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jonathanturley.org —
The video below reveals another troubling use of
a taser. 54-year-old Maurizio Biasini went to a Mendocino...
Beach called Portuguese Beach with his two twin sons, Dario and Andriano Biasini, and fell into the water. The police and fire department ...
(more)
Video: Police Taser Son Who Tries to Rescue His Father ...
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Hullabaloo —
... What do you know? The Canadian Broadcasting Company did independent testing on tasers and it turns out they often quite quite a bit more electricity than the manufacturer says they are capable of. Shocking (no pun intended.) ...
Taser Myth: How Does A ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon Kill 400 People?
Suburban Guerrilla —
... involving bullets. Just this week, in New York, a Bronx man was shot and killed after he allegedly waved a baseball bat at police officers who entered his home. In theory, these sorts of confrontations are the reason such “non-lethal” weapons as Tasers exist. But news reports tell a different tale. In the United States and Canada, more than 400 people have died after being Tasered since 2001.
Hmm. Do you suppose the fact that the Tasers shoot a lot more voltage than claimed by their manufacturer might explain things? ...
How Does A 'Non-Lethal' Weapon Kill 400 People?
Crooks and Liars —
... brutality involving bullets. Just this week, in New York, a Bronx man was shot and killed after he allegedly waved a baseball bat at police officers who entered his home. In theory, these sorts of confrontations are the reason such "non-lethal" weapons as Tasers exist. But news reports tell a different tale. In the United States and Canada, more than 400 people have died after being Tasered since 2001.
Hmm. Do you suppose the fact that the Tasers shoot a lot more voltage than claimed by their manufacturer might explain things? ...
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