Tag: STUN
Police Taser 82 year old man three times - while ...
Only days after a major British Columbia public inquiry into Taser use by police (read the story here), another scandal has hit the headlines after an 82-year-old man recovering from heart bypass surgery was tasered...
Taser shock triggers fire in man's pants
This gives a whole new meaning to "Is there a fire in your pants or are you just glad to see me?""A Hamilton man Tasered by police is in hospital after the stun gun ignited a "flammable object" in his pants, burning...
Lipstick Stun Gun
"A powerful rechargeable stun gun with safety cord now in the size and shape of an ordinary lipstick. It does not get any better than this. Womens self defense in the 21st century.You have to see this to realize the...
High-Powered TASER Shootout Heads to Federal Court
This is definitely a new form of "don't taze me, bro" as the Securities and Exchange Commission comes down hard on a TASER® stun gun competitor operating in Florida. They're headed to federal court on charges...
Taser party- chips, dips and stunguns
I wish I could make this sort of thing up."“I think the other thing that we can’t lose sight of is the fact that we’re putting these on the street in an effort to protect women and individuals — not to keep...
Cyclist Tasered for poor lighting
Yep, Taser use is still controversial, and a recent study has the traumatized pigs to prove it."HAMILTON CITY, Calif. (Map, News) - A Glenn County sheriff's deputy shot a man with a Taser gun for allegedly riding his...
Police Taser man at event attended by Gov. Gen.
Yet more Taser turmoil in Vancouver, this time at a high profile event attended by our head of state. There are so many police in the Downtown Eastside, it seems odd they couldn't handle one guy without...
U.N.: Tasers Are A Form Of Torture
The United Nations has added a new chapter to the ongoing controversy surrounding the use of tasers as law enforcement tools. The UN Committee Against Torture said on Friday that the use of a taser can be considered...
All I got for Christmas is... a pink Taser?
There's been so much press about Tasers lately--looks like the company that makes them is deciding to capitalize. I wonder if the metallic pink Taser would match my pink iPod. "As the RCMP launches a fresh...
Man Dies in Nova Scotia Jail After Taser Hit
Just as the international uproar over the polish man who was videotaped being tasered and then dying at a Vancouver Airport is reaching its peak, another story comes out about someone dying after being hit by a...
Second Taser-Related Death In Canada This Week
Yet more fuel on the fire that is the taser debate: another person died this week after being tasered by Canadian police, this time a 39-year-old Quebec man. "A 39-year-old man who was tasered by Montreal police...
Ontario Police Chiefs: More Tasers for Officers.
In what seems to be a turnabout in recent events involving Taser Deaths in Canada. Ontario Police Chiefs are requesting more Taser for it's frontline Officers, as only Supervisors are allowed to carry Tasers may...
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Roomba Meets Terminator: Armed SWAT-Bot
iRobot, of Roomba fame, have come up with a new autonomous 'bot... this one is armed with a Taser. The reasoning is sound, I suppose: an infantry robot to support flesh-and blood troops or SWAT officers. However, the risk is high. What if it malfunctions? Well, "what if" has...
Softer flashlights for LA cops
The Los Angeles Police Department is adopting new, lightweight flashlights that can't be effectively used to beat people. What's next, Nerf billy clubs? "LOS ANGELES police have unveiled their latest tool in the fight against crime - a flashlight powerful enough to stun...
