From the tasering file

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http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-11032007-1434893.html

FBI reviewing Tasering of sleeping man; no charges file

The Associated Press

NORTH BRADDOCK, Pa. - Two North Braddock police officers won't face criminal charges for Tasering a man who was asleep at home. But the FBI will review the incident for possible civil rights violations.

Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. says county police determined Officers Gerard Kraly and Lukas Laeuricia (loo-REE'-see-uh) didn't commit a crime when they Tasered Shawn Hicks, who was sleeping on his couch.

Police came to Hicks home because they were alerted by a silent security alarm at his home about 2 a.m.

Hicks says the officers Tasered him again after he woke up and showed them ID to prove he lived at the home. Hicks' attorney says he will pursue civil action.

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"Trips to Africa" ... to help overcome foetal alcohol syndrome issues ...? Made me smile. I assume it was the Robert Redford/ Merryl Streep 'Out of Africa' kind of trips to Africa they went on otherwise they would have picked up more issues here than they were aiming to shed.

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You can't make this shit up. Nope. This is not an onion article

Homeless man bursts into flames after being Tasered by U.S. police

A homeless man caught fire after U.S. police shocked him with a Taser gun, it has been revealed.
Daniel Wood, 31, was allegedly sniffing gas from an aerosol can as he ran through traffic when he was chased by two officers in Lancaster, Ohio.
One officer caught Wood and got him on the ground, where Wood continued to resist, according to the police report.
Another officer shouted a warning, then zapped Wood with the Taser, the report said.
Wood immediately burst into flames that covered his torso.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1208987/Man-burst...

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Tarrant County medical examiner rules young man's Taser death a homicide

http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1565061.html

"FORT WORTH — The Tarrant County medical examiner ruled Thursday that the death of a mentally ill man in April who was shocked twice by a Taser stun gun wielded by a Fort Worth police officer was a homicide.

It was the fourth time that a person shocked by a Taser has died in Fort Worth police custody since the department started using the devices in 2001, according to the Police Department.

But the death of Michael Patrick Jacobs Jr., 24, is the first that Medical Examiner Nizam Peerwani has ruled to be a homicide."
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Police may be issued with new high-power Taser

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/23/new-taser-gun-police

"A new Taser that fires wireless electric shock projectiles up to 30 metres is being considered for use by UK police forces, the Home Office has confirmed.

The eXtended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP), which went on sale in the US last month, attaches itself to its target with a series of barbed electrodes and delivers a 20-second, 500 volt shock.

If the subject tries to grab the device to pull it off, "reflex engagement electrodes" activate to complete a circuit that sends the shock through the subject's body out to their hand.

The makers of the XREP, Taser International, say it is a "revolutionary" step that will allow police to safely immobilise potentially dangerous suspects from a much greater distance than before – the traditional hand-held Taser stun guns used in the UK only fired darts up to 25 feet – and then give them time to reach the target before he or she is able to move again. Previous Tasers have only delivered a five-second shock, which could be retriggered."

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Poet Escapes

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Cops tase double amputee in wheelchair after dislocating his shoulder

[Mark]

The cops saw that he didn't have any legs, so they were afraid he might run away. You can't get on the police force in the U.S. these days if you're smarter than a cinderblock. They need people who will commit senseless violence on innocent people--that's the job description.

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Libertarian 9/11 truth leader Jim Duensing tasered and shot in the back by cop.

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Parenting tip - Put down the taser

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Oh, this machine is working again.