(Note - "Tasers can be deadly")
Last year, Springfield police and Sangamon County sheriff’s deputies used tasers on people 125 times. ... The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, whose deputies were involved in both fatal incidents, has seen a decline in Taser use since the death of A. Paul Carlock after an altercation with county jailers on Nov. 16, 2007. Springfield police say the number of times they have used Tasers also has leveled off in the past two years. The sheriff’s office deployed Tasers 57 times in 2007, shortly after it first started using them. That number dropped to 51 times in 2008 and 44 in 2009.
Sheriff Neil Williamson said there has been no change in the department’s policy on Taser use; he said he wasn’t sure why the numbers have gone down.
Sheriff Neil Williamson said there has been no change in the department’s policy on Taser use; he said he wasn’t sure why the numbers have gone down.
Hey Sheriff. Maybe if you think about it you'll figure it out (late-2007 taser death, usage dropped in 2008). Duh. It's not difficult to figure it out. Most police officers know what's going on with the safety claims of Taser International.
The most recent Springfield man who died after being shot with tasers — Patrick Burns, in January - was shocked as many as 21 times. ...the 50-year-old man lost consciousness and died after Sangamon County sheriff’s deputies arrested him and shot him with a taser while he was in handcuffs Jan. 23. According to reports, deputies deployed their tasers against Burns 21 times.
Those involved in tasering-while-subject-handcuffed should read this and quiver in fear: [LINK]
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