Why Are Cops Tasering Grandmothers, Pregnant Women and Kids?

AlterNet by Scott Thill | Aug. 17, 2009 (Special Report)
Police officers are brutalizing innocent civilians with accelerating lunacy. How did this happen? How can we make it stop?

Thanks to the taser's wildfire deployment, classification as non-lethal weaponry and pop-cultural appeal in films, television, comics and even cartoons, cops have nearly lost their minds using it on everyone from children, the elderly, and pregnant mothers to the mentally unstable and physically disabled. Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, U.S., World
Topics: Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement, Human Rights, Torture
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 17, 2009 - 2:18 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Franklin C. Cacciutto (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 17, 2009 - 8:22 PM PDT
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3.8
 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 17, 2009

An informative look at police enforcement and abuse of tasers, as they acquire disproportionate power and fall to the temptation of using it instead of using sense.

“There is plenty of evidence that the use of conducted energy devices now frequently — even routinely — occurs in situations where there is no significant ... More »

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 by Franklin C. Cacciutto - Aug. 18, 2009

Important, factual

Ironically, our trusted police constitute the most powerful, dangerous, and feared gang in America. They widely enjoy sadistic and racist violence. ... More »

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