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A brief history of the Taser, and its quick acceptance as a tool of "pain compliance."
The fact is a Taser will not kill a normal, healthy person under controlled circumstances. The problem is that Tasers are rarely used against normal, healthy people in controlled circumstances.
(via andrew sullivan) (2) #
12/11/2007

Yet another story, this one at the Vancouver airport, about an innocent man being killed by police misuse of Tasers. I hope there's an uproar in Canada about this, and that police everywhere begin to treat Tasers more like guns. (via bb) (10) #
10/26/2007

As I hoped and suspected, the misuse of Tasers is getting a little more attention post-"Don't Tase Me, Bro." Here's a summary on Kos of various incidents being documented by Amnesty International. (thx, ludditerobot) (1) #
9/20/2007

"Don't Tase Me, Bro" has turned into an Internet phenomenon. I can only hope that this leads to more scrutiny of police Taser usage policies, and of Taser International itself. (12) #
9/19/2007