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Mon May 9 2005
San Jose Coalition Releases Report Condemning Taser Use
Coalition for Justice and Accountability Says It's Time to Ban Tasers
The Coalition for Justice and Accountability held a
press conference on a rainy Monday, May 9th, in front of
San Jose City Hall calling for a ban on the use of
tasers, which are the electric shock devices now
carried by all San Jose patrol officers. After the
killing of Bich Cau Thi Tran in 2003, the Coalition
itself for a short time welcomed tasers as an
alternative to deadly force. But the tasers turned
out to be deadly themselves, and now over 100 have
died across America after being shocked by the
devices.
The Coalition, anxious to prevent a taser killing in San Jose, issued a report Monday that says that tasers are being used with alarming frequency, and since they were put into use in San Jose, the number of police shootings has increased, not decreased as was predicted. "They are being used primarily on the vulnerable members of our population," said Aram James, a Coalition spokesperson. "They've been tested in the streets, and we've had more than 100 deaths now, and if that's not enough to say 'look, it's time to ban them,' I don't know what is." Photos
The Coalition, anxious to prevent a taser killing in San Jose, issued a report Monday that says that tasers are being used with alarming frequency, and since they were put into use in San Jose, the number of police shootings has increased, not decreased as was predicted. "They are being used primarily on the vulnerable members of our population," said Aram James, a Coalition spokesperson. "They've been tested in the streets, and we've had more than 100 deaths now, and if that's not enough to say 'look, it's time to ban them,' I don't know what is." Photos
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