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Man Tasered by police four times in under a minute before death

Guardian – A bodybuilder was Tasered four times in less than a minute by police as they struggled to arrest him, an inquest has heard. Dale Burns, 27, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, died hours after...

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Family of Cumberlands mat recruit to receive $2 million in Taser death case

Examiner – The family of a University of Cumberlands wrestling recruit will receive $2 million from the University of Cincinnati as part of a settlement after the athlete died in a Taser incident on...

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News Archive In Focus – Taser (325 articles)

The “must have” for police services worldwide, but with serious civil liberties issues associated, not least as it is marketed as “non-lethal” but as our news archive shows that is a little bit away...

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UK: Taser Bill Introduced in Vermont House

FOX – Taser use has been a hot topic across Vermont since a man was hit with one and died last year. On Tuesday, some lawmakers presented a bill that changes how police use the weapon. “I’m very...

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Family sues OPD after man shot with Taser, dies

WFTV – The family of a Polk County man who died after being shot with a Taser by an Orlando Police officer filed a lawsuit against the police department. Adam Johnson was show with a Taser by an...

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Koreatown DUI driver dies after police use Taser gun

KABC – An investigation is under way after a suspected drunk driver died Friday after he was Tasered by police in Koreatown Thursday. The incident occurred near the intersection of 4th Street and...

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Robert Dziekanski Taser Death A Homicide: Coroner

Canadian Press – The BC Coroners Service says the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski in an altercation with RCMP officers at Vancouver’s airport six years ago was a homicide. Homicide is...

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US: Taser death of 77-year-old veteran with Alzheimer’s prompts lawsuit

Examiner – After wandering away from a Montana veterans home, 77-year-old Korean War Veteran Stanley L. Downen, who suffered from severe Alzheimer’s, fell and hit his face on the pavement after being...

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News Archive In Focus – Taser (331 articles)

The “must have” for police services worldwide, but with serious civil liberties issues associated, not least as it is marketed as “non-lethal” but as our news archive shows that is a little bit away...

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Police under investigation after UK father, 32, who covered himself with...

Daily Mail – A man has died after he was shot with a Taser gun by police officers despite being doused in a flammable liquid, it emerged today. Andrew Pimlott, 32, was shot by officers who were called...

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Police officers will VIDEO use of stun guns with ‘Taser cams’… but shock...

Daily Mail – Taser shootings will soon be captured on camera in a bid to quell growing concern about the potentially deadly weapons. Police chiefs believe the footage will provide vital evidence after...

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PIC recommends police be charged over death of tasered Brazilian student...

ABC – The police corruption watchdog has recommended that charges be laid against a number of police involved in the fatal arrest of a Brazilian student in Sydney last year. Roberto Laudisio Curti died...

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US Man dies in custody after Taser stun during arrest

Associated Press – Mesa police are investigating the death of a man who was stunned by a Taser while being arrested by federal marshals on a parole violation. Police say 25-year-old Joseph Moreno was...

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UK – Police shot children as young as 12 with 50,000-volt Taser linked to...

Daily Mail – A 12-year-oldgirl was shot by police with a 50,000-volt Taser. The girl, who was brandishing two knives and threatening to harm herself, was one of more than 20 children shot by officers...

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Inquest into mentally ill man’s death returns spotlight on police use of Taser

Canadian Press – In a case expected to return the spotlight on the use of electric stun guns by authorities, Ontario’s top pathologist is set to testify today at the inquest of a mentally ill man who...

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Qld police Taser use appropriate: CMC

AAP – Most Queensland police who repeatedly Taser violent offenders are acting responsibly, the state’s crime and corruption watchdog has found. The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) has looked at...

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UK Man shot with Taser dies

Guardian – A man has died after police shot him with a Taser, Greater Manchester police have said. The 23-year-old was said to have suffered a “medical episode” and died after police fired at him with...

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UK Police continued to fire Tasers at chests – despite cardiac arrest warnings

Guardian – British police have fired Tasers hundreds of times at suspects’ chests despite explicit warnings from the weapon’s manufacturer not to do so because of the dangers of causing a cardiac...

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US police kill 95 year old with taser shocks & bean bag rounds?

NBC – A 95-year-old resident of an Illinois nursing home died early Saturday, hours after being shocked with a Taser and bean bag rounds in a confrontation with police. Authorities said John Warna was...

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Hundreds gather to remember Miami Beach graffiti artist

Reuters – Hundreds of friends and supporters of an 18-year-old graffiti artist who died after being shocked by a stun gun during a police chase in Miami Beach gathered on Saturday in a tearful rally at...

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