Taser Victim is Awarded $250,000 in Excessive Force Case Against Three Pittsburg Police Officers [LINK]
San Francisco, California (23 July 2010) — An 8-person Federal Court jury awarded a quarter million dollars in compensatory damages for excessive force to plaintiff Frederick Jackson of Pittsburg, who was simultaneously tasered by three police officers. He was hospitalized for five days following the incident in March 2008.
$250,000 judgment for taser overuse.
Apparently against the three officers themselves.
I wonder if they're still in denial. Probably.
UPDATE: See [LINK].
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The end will be near when the police start suing Taser Int'l to recoup these losses. I'm surprised none of these cities have done so, given that virtually every level of government is running budget deficits. If I were a city attorney or state AG who had just lost such a case to the public, I would certainly give it a shot to save face.
Sued by their (only) customers, Taser would be in a PR nightmare, namely the position of either paying the bill out of court or fighting in court and biting the hand that feeds them. Police typically don't take kindly to being attacked, blamed, or discredited, and attacking any one of them is usually perceived as attacking all of them.
This is why Taser has to exert absolute control over Taser science and knowledge...once their customers can objectively see they have been bamboozled, said customers will disappear.
Many have already figured it out. The Maryland Attorney General concluded that Taser International has "significantly understated the risks associated with taser use", and I'm fairly certain that they're talking about DEATH of random subjects.
Taser use in western Canada is reportedly down 90-odd percent from the insane peak a couple years ago.
Individual police trainees have sued Taser International for serious injuries during training hits. Taser International will settle quietly, and then describe their settlement as a "dismissal" - almost certainly with an intent to mislead.
I wonder if the new DAZER LASER, if someone ends up permanently blinded, will be accompanied by bizarre explanations of "Sudden Blindness During Restraint"? I honestly hope that they're able to reliably calibrate the DAZER LASER to ACTUALLY be safe (as opposed to the false and deceptive safety and effectivity claims that accompany the Taser).
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