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Will Tasers Ever Be Outlawed? They Should Be




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"I could have sworn there is a law on the books that prohibits cruel and unusual punishments.

Tasers are cruel and dangerous.

Lets take a look at how a Taser works.

Two small wires with barbed fish hook like tips are propelled from a device resembling a handgun, the barbed points enter a persons body and 50,000 volts are sent coursing through their tissues. It literally overloads and temporarily fries the nervous system. Think about that a moment.

Whats next?

Using bare-ended extension cords to electrocute confessions out of suspects?

Lets look at a couple of recent news stories to drive the point home overzealous law enforcement is getting their jollies using the devices against non-violent suspects.

Lets call those suspects ordinary American citizens, as that is what they are.

Man who died after Taser was drinking - Torres delivered the first, five-second burst after Gray ignored an order to show his hands, Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said. The deputy delivered the second jolt while Gray was lying on the ground, face down with his hands hidden, she said in a statement. He was pronounced dead at Frederick Memorial Hospital about 2 1/2 hours later.

Police were awaiting autopsy results on the cause and manner of his death, Bailey said.“ Baltimore Sun

Ask a politician a question, get tased.

Tasered Florida Student on Palast Report - The student shocked by a taser gun last month at the University of Florida while questioning Senator John Kerry will appear today on The Palast Report on Air America Radio.“ Sccop.nz


Attorney claims cover-up in Taser death investigation - The attorney for the family of Jarrel Gray has a theory about why, after more than two weeks, the Frederick County Sheriffs Office has waited to offer new details about the 20-year-old death. ˜We smell cover-up, attorney Ted Williams said on Tuesday. ˜... What is happening is that is attempting to change the facts to protect and suit the offices statement, so there is some concern here. - Gazette

Not tasered once, but many times

Sheriff's Office is sued over 2005 taser death - The family of a man who died two years ago after being repeatedly tasered by Larimer County sheriff's deputies during an arrest is suing the Sheriff's Office claiming excessive force.“ Coloradoan

Let's tase him multiple times...

Family Suing Over Taser Death - We've learned that the family of a man who died after being tasered by police has filed a lawsuit. It all happened in Shelby Township back in August. Police there found 49-year-old Steven Spears running through traffic wearing only his underclothes. Five officers then used tasers to catch him.“ WLNS

If once works great, then more than once should really fry this guy...

Second Taser death this week - A man died Tuesday after struggling with Jacksonville police who used a Taser more than once to subdue him, marking the city's second such death in three days.“ Jacksonville.com

Taser incident breaks mans back (from muscle contractions)

Results in on Quitman Taser death - Quitman - An autopsy shows a Quitman man who died after being tased by a police officer suffered a broken back during the struggle. He died October 1st shortly after an officer used a taser on him outside a convenience store in downtown Quitman.� – WALB

Get stuck in an airport, lose your life by being tasered to death...

Vancouver to make airport changes after Taser death - Western Canada's biggest airport announced changes Friday prompted by the death of a Polish traveler lost in the terminal for nearly 10 hours before panicking and dying in a violent police arrest. Robert Dziekanski's case made world headlines after an amateur video of his death was released last month, showing police repeatedly stunning the distraught traveler with a Taser less than 60 seconds after they first approached him. " AFP

Individually the problem doesnt seem to be rampant, however, if you read through the news looking for Taser and Taser Death this dangerous issue become all too apparent.

Cops with Tasers are electrocuting, torturing and killing people.

Tasers are murder weapons without physically laying hands on the victim.

Murder is murder folks and it is time to hold law enforcement accountable for the murder of our family, friends and neighbors.

Maybe more Taser victims should sue law enforcement for being tased, if enough citizens did that I think you will see less Taser incidents.

The company that makes the Taser and other devices run out of business and criminally prosecuted; all they seem to make are portable torture devices."

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