Taser News Watch ~ News From Reality

Supporters of the Taser, a so-called non-lethal weapon used by police, will tell you that it's better for someone to be hit with a Taser than with a bullet. But are officers using Tasers only in situations where they would have otherwise used a gun? Would police have really shot the dad at Chuck E. Cheese accused of sneaking veggies from the salad bar? Would they really have shot the 68 year old woman they were trying to arrest for honking her horn? And are Tasers really non-lethal? This blog will examine the use of Taser technology by law enforcement agencies around the country.

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Recent Articles

October 21, 2007

London, Ontario ~ 34 Year Old Man Suffers Heart Attack Following Taser Jolt

October 18, 2007

Omaha, Nebraska ~ Man Says Police Tasered Him in Bed Without Justification

Montreal, Quebec ~ Second Death in a Week Following Taser Use Sparks Call for Moratorium

October 17, 2007

North Carolina ~ Death of Tasered Man Probed

October 16, 2007

Vancouver, British Columbia ~ Polish Immigrant Dies after Being Tasered

October 14, 2007

Santa Ana, California ~ Homeless Man Dies after Being Tasered at the Orange County Jail

October 12, 2007

North Carolina ~ Officer Injured during Taser Demonstration

Warwick Township, Pennsylvania ~ Police Agree to Pay $16,000 for Using Taser on Woman

October 11, 2007

Spokane, Washington ~ Was "Hog-Tied" Man Beaten and Tasered?

Spokane, Washington ~ Prosecutor Clears Deputies in May Taser Death

October 9, 2007

Alabama ~ August Taser Death Ruled "Accidental Homicide"

October 8, 2007

Kansas City, Kansas ~ Coroner: Cocaine, Not Taser Killed Man

Georgia ~ Official: Taser Did Not Cause Georgia Man's Death

October 5, 2007

Michigan ~ Taser death under investigation

October 4, 2007

Georgia ~ Video Captures Death of Tasered Man

Alabama ~ Answers Sought in Taser Death

October 2, 2007

Atlanta ~ Officials: 'Excited delirium' caused man's death, not Taser