Summary of HPD Taser usage since December 3, 2004 through April 30th 2008 [about 3.5 years]
Successful taser deployment 1301, Not Successful 374, Total 1675
Race: Asian 14, Black 1056, Hispanic 380, White 202, Animal 22, Officer 1
Gender: Male 1544, Female 108, Officer 1, Animal 22
Source: [LINK] [LINK] [LINK]
Would the Houston Police Department have shot (with a gun) 1675 people in three and a half years? If so, it would have made them the worst serial killers in US history. These statistics make a damn LIE of the prime justification for tasers in the first place ("better than a gun").
"...64% of the Taser incidents since the implementation involve African Americans. In a city where less than 25% of the population is black, some say these numbers are alarming." [ibid]
Obviously - racial profiling. Hardly surprising. Time to send in a team of lawyers. Massive judgments are the only way to gain the required attention. In the long run, such a legal assault would be completely self-financing (30% of millions adds up fast).
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