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    Heavily pregnant women tasered 3 times – legally - by frog



    From Wired “Although she had told the officers she was seven months pregnant, they proceeded to use a Taser on her, not once but three times, causing her to scream with pain and leaving burn marks and permanent scars.” A federal appeals court says three Seattle police officers did not employ excessive force There’s something [...] read more
    April 4, 2010 9:22 am - 131 Comments
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    ‘Bzzt, bang’ or ‘bang, bzzt’? - by frog



    While I’m on the topic, there were calls for an arms race in this morning’s Dominion Post: Police Association president Greg O’Connor said police welcomed Tasers but were concerned they could be issued at the cost of firearms. “That can’t happen,” he said. “They must be ‘as well as’, not `instead of’.” Why?  So that [...] read more
    August 28, 2008 10:10 am - 64 Comments
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    Tasers - by frog



    The debate in Parliament yesterday around the use of tasers seemed entirely to be game playing by a government that, up until now had been unwilling to politically debate the issues around tasers – claiming it was an operation matter for police, not a political one for MPs. Nonetheless, it is an important issue, and [...] read more
    August 28, 2008 9:58 am - 41 Comments
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    Blogs I like today - by frog



    A few worthwhile reads from other blogs: Anna McM at the Hand Mirror continues a fascinating discussion on the value, or otherwise, of rugby. You’ll also want to read as background the Hand Mirror’s earlier pieces on the casual way our rugby media has brushed aside accusations of rape against the English rugby team as [...] read more
    June 25, 2008 10:58 pm - 7 Comments
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    The PERFect Christmas gift - by frog



    So what do you get that recently retired police officer friend or family member of yours who has everything this Christmas but is missing the old life?  What does Santa bring you when you have been good but the world is getting bad?  It seems, as always, Taser.com has the perfect gift.  Perfect that is, [...] read more
    November 27, 2007 1:25 pm - 84 Comments