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Monday, November 26, 2007

Taser ‘a form of torture’, says UN

Highlight: “The use of these weapons causes acute pain, constituting a form of torture,” the UN committee concluded. The committee said studies have been carried out overseas showing the taser was dangerous and can cause death. Full Story

O.K., now it’s official. Using a taser is torture and not a benevolent way of subduing a suspect. In addition, the use of tasers should be equivalent to the use of a fire arm and approached as such; right. Officers should no longer be confused about the effects of using a taser on someone; right? Right.