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[Beel2112]

"Currently, as of April 1, 2005, more than 100 people have died as a result of taser usage by police officers."

Again, not even Amnesty's report comes close to that number:

"Since 2001, more than 70 people are reported to have died in the USA and Canada after being struck by M26 or X26 tasers, with the numbers rising each year. While coroners have tended to attribute such deaths to other factors (such as drug intoxication), some medical experts question whether the taser shocks may exacerbate a risk of heart failure in cases where persons are agitated, under the influence of drugs, or have underlying health problems such as heart disease. In at least five recent cases, coroners have found the taser directly contributed to the death, along with other factors such as drug abuse and heart disease."

So tell me--did you just make that 100 number up?