AltWeeklies Wire
Tasered Boise Man Files Brutality Claimnew
A man who alleges that Boise police shocked him with a Taser multiple times, even after three officers had subdued him, has sued the City of Boise for breaching his Fourth Amendment rights by unreasonable search and seizure and excessive use of force.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-29-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Mentally Ill are Most Likely to Get Tasered by Portland Policenew
A new Independent Police Review Division report finds that subjects with mental illness are now the most likely out of all groups to get Tasered by Portland cops -- even more than people who are actually armed or who assault an officer.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
07-22-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Taser Use Leads to Wrongful-Death Lawsuits in Vegasnew
The controversy surrounding the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's use of Tasers is such that its public information office, which just six months ago supplied the media with information meant to contextualize its use of the weapons, has now clammed up.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
03-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
The Charged Debate on Tasersnew
They were supposed to make both police and citizens safer, but critics in Pittsburgh and elsewhere say stun guns are dangerous -- and that police are too quick to use them.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
11-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
Silicon Valley Searches for Real Answers on Tasersnew
The San Jose Police Dept. is more confident than ever in its Taser program, but several groups want to see more documents about how they're being used and on whom.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Steve Palopoli |
08-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
