On AlterNet: taser

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "taser"

The 6 Most Shocking Cases of Police Stun-Gun Abuse

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. December 7, 2010.

Some of the most egregious examples of taser abuse by police around the country, illustrating why the willy-nilly increase of taser use is terrible for citizens.

10 Ways to Outfox Cops That Are Abusing Their Powers to Trick You

Neill Franklin, LEAP. November 17, 2010.

What few people understand, but police know all too well, is that your constitutional rights only apply if you understand and assert them.

Did a Court Just Deal a Fatal Blow to Tasers for Police?

Raj Jayadev, Aram James, New America Media. January 8, 2010.

The ruling may signal the end of Tasers for law enforcement agencies who are now more vulnerable to civil and criminal action then ever before.

"Don't Tase Me, (Big) Bro!" Taser International Develops Eerie Surveillance Technology

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. January 8, 2010.

The company has begun piloting AXON, an officer-mounted camera, to make sure cops are tasing safely. Thank goodness.

Ninth Circuit Court Delivers Landmark Taser Ruling

Digby, Hullabaloo. December 30, 2009.

The next stop could be the Supreme Court.

Cops Taze Disturbed, Unarmed Naked Man to Death for "Walking Toward Them'

Steven D., Booman Tribune. December 5, 2009.

Thank God for safe, humane, non-lethal technology.

Mom Lets Cops Taze 10 Year-Old Daughter Who Refused to Take a Shower

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. November 20, 2009.

We are very close to tasering infants for crying.

Cops Murder Drunk Trying to Avoid Tasering

Digby, Hullabaloo. November 2, 2009.

A chilling tale.

Taser Torture: Crippled Octogenarian One of the Lucky Ones

Digby, Hullabaloo. September 26, 2009.

Every American needs to realize that if they look at a police officer sideways they will be shot with electricity regardless of whether the officer has other choices.

Pregnant Mother Tasered at Baptism Party (Video)

David Edwards, John Byrne, Raw Story. August 3, 2009.

A noise complaint to police results in another senseless act of brutality.

Cop Tasers Minor Five Times for Not Getting Off His Bike Fast Enough

Digby, Hullabaloo. April 24, 2009.

Is the government is allowed to shoot citizens with electricity solely because they fail to do what agents of the government tell them to do?

Taser Inc Finally Gets (Some Of) the Punishment It Deserves

Teddy Partridge, Firedoglake. February 9, 2009.

Justice hasn't been served, but this is a step in the right direction.

Cops are Going Taser-Crazy: Teens Injured and Killed By Supposed 'Nonlethal' Weapons

Digby, Hullabaloo. January 13, 2009.

Here are two stories about the torture of teenagers by police with tasers ... one of whom died.

Oakland Residents Rise Up to Protest Brutal Murder By Police

Adrienne Maree Brown Brown, ColorLines. January 8, 2009.

"As I write this, rumors are flying and media is fanning the riot flames."

Cop Shoots Helpless Man ... Did He Mistake His Gun for His Taser?

Digby, Hullabaloo. January 6, 2009.

See, the problem isn't the form of gun cops use, a stun gun or one with bullets. It's that they use any gun on people who are already down.

Naked Man Killed By Cop's Taser in Texas; UK Journalist Investigates Taser Abuse

Digby, Hullabaloo. 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.

Man in Need of Medical Attention Gets Tasered By Skittish Police Instead

Digby, Hullabaloo. December 10, 2008.

In Oklahoma, a driver goes into severe diabetic shock, but instead of getting help, he's tasered and then handcuffed.

Cops Get Their Kicks, Tasering

Digby, Hullabaloo. December 1, 2008.

The police have no right to shoot people with electricity for having a "bad attitude."

Florida Lawyer Slaps a Cop, Gets Tasered

Digby, Hullabaloo. November 28, 2008.

A lawyer was stunned with a Taser twice this afternoon after he became upset at a Tampa Code Enforcement Board meeting

Surprise: Cops Who Get Tasered Really Don't Like It

Digby, Hullabaloo. November 24, 2008.

Apparently some police officers have a bone to pick with Taser International Inc.

College Campuses Now a Hotbed for Developing Frightening New Weapons

Bryan Farrell, Voices of Central Pennsylvania. October 2, 2008.

Military culture is taking hold of universities, which defense researchers are using to develop weapons like puke rays and acoustic bazookas.

Lovely Wedding Ends with Bride and Groom Getting Tasered

Digby, Hullabaloo. July 30, 2008.

"The police must have felt overwhelmed and would naturally need to taser the groom or risk having to use deadly force instead."

Dead Black Man Was Tasered Nine Times by White Cop

Steven D., Booman Tribune. July 22, 2008.

Who happens to like using his Taser quite a bit.

Taser Loses First Product Liability Case

Digby, Hullabaloo. June 12, 2008.

Police still tase first, ask questions later.

Ohio Judge: Bro Wasn't Tased

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend. May 5, 2008.

A Summit County judge ordered the county medical examiner to delete any reference that Tasers contributed to the deaths of three Ohio men.