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Thu Dec 2 2004
Amnesty International Report Examines TASER Use by Law Enforcement
Tasers, Used in Many Areas of U.S., Known to Kill
12/02/2003: Amnesty International released a new report this week about the TASER electro-shock weapons that are used by law enforcement officers all over the US. Amnesty found that TASERs are being used on "unruly schoolchildren; mentally disturbed or intoxicated individuals; unarmed suspects fleeing minor crime scenes and people who fail to comply immediately with a command." (story about TASER use on a 6 year-old child) Amnesty International USA's executive director says that "TASERs' potential to save lives is being overshadowed by their potential to kill, their frequent use in situations where lethal force would never be an option, and the conspicuous lack of independent evidence proving that they don't kill people." A paranoid schizophrenic man died in Sacramento County after police had used TASERs on him in November 2004. The San Jose police department this week released a report about TASER use and found that suspects in more than half the cases in which the stun gun was fired from May to October were Latino. Amnesty believes that the widespread use of TASERs has dangerously expanded the boundaries of "acceptable" levels of force. Read more PDF of Report

Manual about how Air-Tasers work | Special Taser Edition of Communities United vs. Police Brutality Newsletter | ACLU-Northern California urges SFPD caution in use of TASERS | "How Do Air Tasers Work?" Manual (Pro-TASER propaganda)
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