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

December 20, 2008

San Jose, California ~ 26 Year Old Man Dies After Being Tasered (Edwin Rodriguez)

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September 5, 2008

Garden Grove, California ~ 32-Year-Old "Mentally Disturbed" Man Dies After Being Tasered (Andy Tran)

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July 15, 2008

Long Beach, California ~ 18-year-old Burglary Suspect Dead after Being Tasered

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June 7, 2008

San Jose, California ~ Federal jury awards $6 million in Taser death lawsuit

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February 27, 2008

Frazier Park, California ~ Naked Man Tasered by Deputies Dies

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December 4, 2007

Los Angeles, California ~ Death of man shot with Taser is under investigation

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October 14, 2007

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

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September 11, 2007

California ~ OC district attorney's office investigating Taser death

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