http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/07/business/07taser.html?oref=login
Alex Berenson
"A spokeswoman for the Justice Department said that it neither encouraged nor discouraged police departments in buying Tasers but that it had begun to study their safety and effectiveness. The department has financed a study at the University of Wisconsin to determine how electrical currents move through the body, as well as a study at Wake Forest to examine injuries caused by Tasers and similar weapons in real-life situations. "