Saturday, May 14, 2005

The Trouble with Tasers / The Progressive, April 2005

http://www.progressive.org/april05/cusac0405.php
Anne-Marie Cusac
"High-powered tasers are the new fad in law enforcement. They are becoming ever more prevalent even as their safety is increasingly in question. The proliferation of tasers in police departments across the country has led to unconventional uses. Among those hit by tasers are elderly people, children as young as one year old, people apparently suffering diabetic shock and epileptic seizures, people already bound in restraints, and hospital mental patients."