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Is there a common thread that all the incidents of taser deaths share?  When you read of taser deaths you will see that most of the deaths have one thing in common.  Even when the cause is not apparent at first a deep investigation usually turns up drug use or a previous illness.  Even when [...]

The man, who has not been identified pending notification of his family, was a parolee who had served time for narcotics charges, vehicular manslaughter and evading arrest, investigators said. They said he was in possession of what appeared to be heroin and methamphetamine at the time of the incident.

Rodney Eugene Harris, Oak Ridge man shot to death by police after advancing toward four officers, knife in hand, and refusing repeated commands to drop the weapon. In the process, Harris stabbed a police dog and yanked a Taser barb out of his body that had been fired in a bid to subdue him. District [...]

Police said they were trying to remove 28-year-old David Cornelius Smith from the YMCA when he became combative. They used a Taser to subdue him. Ten days later, he died. The two officers involved served a three-day paid administrative leave, which is standard. They are back on the job. In published reports right after the [...]

We want everyone to realize that a TASER or a stun gun is not a toy.  They are some serious self defense devices that have to be received respectfully.  Everyone using one should realize that if they use it on someone count to 4 and than remove it.  Any longer contact could be dangerous.  Everyone [...]

COLUMBIA Three South Carolina Highway Patrol officers have been hurt in Taser training incidents this year. One of the three is still not on the job and drawing workers’ compensation for injuries, said S.C. Department of Public Safety director Mark Keel. Those three injuries – out of some 300 troopers trained during that time – [...]

http://www.imdb.com/rg/VIDEO_PLAY/LINK//video/cbs/vi4159310105/ Click The Link Above.   From the EArly Show, CBS.  Maggie Rodriguez spoke with former NYPD officer Bill Stanton and Civil Rights Attorney John Burton who debated the use of taser guns by police.  One expert says the TASER is still one of the best ways police officers have of staying safe and preserving life.  [...]

I share your concern about traveling to another country without a means of self defense?  We googled TASER and Italy and found out it is illegal to have a TASER in Italy.  If you tried to take it on the plane it may even be confiscated.  There are two things you should do before you [...]