[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: Berkeley continues to hold out against the pressure of the police to adopt tasers, agreeing to authorize a study on Tasers and whether police should be equipped with the devices. “There’s plenty of reports out there and there’s lots of credible evidence that show that Tasers are sometimes a lethal weapon,” said […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: The Urbana Police Department does not currently have access to tasers. At the Urbana City Council meeting on April 28, many citizens, including the local NAACP chapter, opposed the Police’s request for tasers. Editorial: “Tasers are a very reactionary method to crime versus a preventative method, such as mental health care for example, […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: A Vermont Senate committee hears conflicting view on taser deployment. Some say it should be used instead of a firearm. The ACLU warns of insufficient training has made Tasers too dangerous in Vermont and the cost of settlements. A police training director says police are trained to use a Taser when a […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: A Senate committee hears conflicting view on taser deployment. Some say it should be used instead of a firearm. The ACLU warns of insufficient training has made Tasers too dangerous in Vermont and the cost of settlements. A training director says police are trained to use a Taser when a subject is […]
(2014-03-20) CANADA – Public meeting planned as Guelph Police expand Taser use [[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: According to the Ottawa Police, an Information session organized to allay fears about the devices, but the Police are to get more Tasers. The police service has set aside $15,000 in the 2014 operating budget to purchase six of the […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: The is major controversy in the past month in the Statehouse over how to regulate Tasers, the stun guns that in 2012 killed Macadam Mason, a Thetford man, who suffered from mental health issues. The ACLU said a current Taser policy proposal does nothing more than codify existing practice. The CEO of […]
[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: The public will be consulted before Waterloo Police deploy tasers, in line with Ontario-wide policy of a roll-out of tasers to all municipal police units. The Waterloo police currently own 77 tasers, and nearly half of 770 police in the unit have been trained in their use. The police chief calls for […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS : Toronto’s police chief foresees expanding taser use, citing an “opportunity” within the proposed capital budget to pay for more of the stun guns. The police services board announced it will hold a public consultation on Sept. 24 (see separate stories). Chief Blair estimates the cost of a taser at $1,500, although […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS : A group of activists today demanded that Syracuse and Onondaga County officials investigate why a disabled man who was tasered and dragged off a bus. Brad Hulett was tasered on May 3 because he would not sit down on a bus.He suffered brain damage in 1991 when he was hit by […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS : Police Chief tells a neighborhood meeting: we will examine how his officers deploy the newly popular taser weapon—every time they pull the trigger. Citizens complaining of over-use against young trouble-makers are told: “Tasers are a great tool. They actually save lives.” – with no substantiation. New Haven Independent, by Allan Appel […]
[[SUMMARY / COMMENTS: The London police are criticized for failing to give Londoners the chance to comment before increasing the number of officers carrying Tasers. There are now two Taser equipped vehicles patrolling 24-hours a day in each of the 32 London boroughs. London Assembly Police and Crime committee says the decision to increase Taser […]