LA Times (28 Dec. 2008) - In the span of four months this year, Inglewood officers shot and killed four people, three of them unarmed. The Times' review of court documents, law enforcement records and interviews shows that the problem is not new. Five of the 11 people shot and killed by Inglewood police since 2003 were unarmed. ... [LINK]
At this point, some Taser fan-boys would suggest that 'all the world's problems could be solved by giving these trigger-happy Inglewood police officers tasers.
... Two Inglewood officers were involved in using electric taser guns on unarmed suspects four times in five weeks -- including on one man's genitals -- prompting defense attorneys to call them the "Taser Twins."
What's needed here are some (very serious) criminal charges brought against those that break the law... ...even if they carry a badge.
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