Police Say Taser Shocks Are Replacing Deadly Shots. Charisse Jones.
by Jones, Charisse; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 78Institutions. Publisher: USA Today, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Nonlethal weapons | Police shootings | Police weapons | Stun gunsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Many law enforcement agencies are crediting the use of Tasers--guns that use electric current rather than bullets to stop a suspect--with helping reduce the number of fatal shootings by police. But some citizens groups and human rights activists have called for a moratorium on the use of Tasers until more is known about whether they contributed to several recent deaths." (USA TODAY) This article notes that despite the praise of law enforcement officers that Tasers are being used "as a way to subdue suspects while reducing the risk of injury or death," renewed concerns about the safety of Tasers have grown due to "reports that at least five people have died within the past 10 months [2003-2004] after being shot with Tasers."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Police Say Taser Shocks Are Replacing Deadly Shots, July 13, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Many law enforcement agencies are crediting the use of Tasers--guns that use electric current rather than bullets to stop a suspect--with helping reduce the number of fatal shootings by police. But some citizens groups and human rights activists have called for a moratorium on the use of Tasers until more is known about whether they contributed to several recent deaths." (USA TODAY) This article notes that despite the praise of law enforcement officers that Tasers are being used "as a way to subdue suspects while reducing the risk of injury or death," renewed concerns about the safety of Tasers have grown due to "reports that at least five people have died within the past 10 months [2003-2004] after being shot with Tasers."
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