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Video Shows Cop Taser Man With Hands On Car
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:46 PM EST (WCCO-TV)
On Monday, Rolando Ruiz's lawyer released dashcam video of an April 30 incident in which Ruiz can be seen with his hands on the hood of a car when a police officer approaches him and Tases him in the neck.
The Problem with Tasers and Arming Police with Them
Seeded on Sun Nov 1, 2009 4:41 PM EST (Firedoglake)
You see, in an effort "to minimize controversy, increase effectiveness and provide enhanced risk management" (i.e.
Taser International issues taser advisory
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:57 PM EDT (myfoxlubbock.com)
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona-based Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation not to shoot its stun guns at a suspect's chest, saying it could post an extremely low risk of an "adverse cardiac event."
Teen tasered after car break-in
Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:43 PM EDT (WSAU)
Police say three people were going through the car that was parked in a garage. Two escaped when police arrived. A third was immobilized with a taser and taken into custody.
Novato police use Taser to nab alleged gas thief
Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:23 PM EDT (Mercury News)
A man fleeing police was stopped with an electric shock by a Taser gun Saturday after he allegedly gassed up his vehicle without paying at a Novato car wash, police said.
San Jose police to investigate brutality claim
Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:18 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)
In the grainy video, one officer can be seen swinging a baton, while another appears to bend down and jolt Ho with a Taser. A sound like handcuffs closing can be heard, and then the officer with the baton hits Ho again.
Chicago cops told to Taser suspects in the back
Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:10 PM EDT (Chicago Sun-Times)
The instructions follow an Oct. 12 advisory by Taser International that shooting someone in the chest with the 50,000-volt weapon could pose a low risk of an "adverse cardiac event."
Video footage of San Jose police beating and tasering unarmed student likened to Rodney King attack
Seeded on Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:04 PM EDT (the Mail online)
Two articles: Video footage of police beating unarmed Vietnamese student likened to Rodney King attack
Oh, really? Taser International to police: don't fire at suspect's chest, may cause 'adverse cardiac event'
Seeded on Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:57 PM EDT (Pandagon)
Oh really, now—how long have I been blogging about this "electrical shock device" and the deaths, maimings and abuse heaped upon the guilty and the innocent, the elderly, the mentally disabled, the bedridden and wheelchair bound, as well as humans minding their own busin …
Man dies after San Bernardino police use Taser on him
Seeded on Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:14 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)
A 19-year-old San Bernardino man died early this morning after police officers used a Taser on him at a board and care facility, according to the San Bernardino Police Department.
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