Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 13, 2009. Here are two stories about the torture of teenagers by police with tasers ... one of whom died.
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 26, 2008. Finally, someone has written a thoughtful argument against tasers in a mainstream newspaper. But for some it is too little too late.
Ursula Sautter, Ode. December 25, 2008. It may not be ideal for major operations, but for many procedures, hypnosis is an effective alternative to conventional sedatives and analgesics.
Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. December 21, 2008. The girl was innocent and did not even fit the description of the alleged criminal the police were looking for.
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 10, 2008. In Oklahoma, a driver goes into severe diabetic shock, but instead of getting help, he's tasered and then handcuffed.
Simran Sethi, Huffington Post. October 9, 2008. Palin and McCain have always been for it. Joe Biden was sort of against it before he was for it and Barack Obama embraces it.
Maggie Mahar -- BAD, DON'T USE, Health Beat. May 17, 2008. Easing pain is arguably as important as saving a life. But far too many U.S. physicians focus only on the latter.
Susan C. Strong, AlterNet. November 30, 2007. The administration's torture policy is driven by fear and false assumptions. It's time the public learned the truth about pain-tainted information.
