http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg18825305.000.html
Paul Marks
"When it comes to developing non-lethal weapons, safety should be much higher on the agenda. At first glance, developing weapons that incapacitate without killing seems a worthy goal. But a worrying number of devices may not be quite as non-lethal as potential victims might hope for. Take the Taser stun gun, which incapacitates its victims with a 50,000-volt shock and is widely used in the US. The trouble with the Taser is that even after 10 years of use in the US, there are still serious concerns about its safety. " [Sub required]
