Unanimously no less.
Birmingham, AL (NBC13 HD, 24 June 2008) - ...Birmingham City Council voted unanimously to ask Mayor Larry Langford to suspend police use of tasers and explore other non-lethal weapons following the death of a suspect. Willie Maye died June 5th after police used a taser to subdue him during a traffic stop and chase. ... Police said at the time that they found a “large amount” of marijuana in Maye’s car. The incident is under investigation. There’s no word on whether Langford will halt the use of tasers. [LINK]
Marijuana... ...in his car. Another young male taser victim, Darryl Turner, "...had marijuana hidden in his socks." [LINK] At the time I posted, "So what?" This sort of pathetic attempt at subtle blame-shifting is disgraceful . What next? - 'The victim had seven unpaid parking tickets and two overdue library books.' ??
Anyway - back to the main point:
A city council has voted to shelve the taser.
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