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Why is Homeland Security Watching Eugene's Activists?new

The Department of Homeland Security's monitoring of a peaceful anti-pesticide group led to the arrest and violent Tasering of a 19-year-old university student by local police.
Eugene Weekly  |  Camilla Mortensen  |  06-26-2008  |  Civil Liberties

Steve Steen Hasn't Been the Same Since Being Taserednew

The Fort Worth man says nearly a full minute of jolts from a police Taser have left him permanently -- and perhaps fatally -- damaged.
Fort Worth Weekly  |  Peter Gorman  |  04-04-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Police Taser Dog to Deathnew

The Vermont attorney general is investigating all police use of Tasers.
Seven Days  |  Patrick Ripley  |  09-05-2007  |  Animal Issues

Strong Arm of the Law: Allegations of Misconduct Dog Acclaimed Officernew

In the same year, Officer Pete Salvo was named the Hollywood Police Department's Officer of the Year and was the subject of a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after an altercation with him and other officers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Trevor Aaronson  |  10-05-2004  |  Crime & Justice

Officers Get a Taste of Their Own Tasers

Getting tased really, really hurts, a writer finds when he takes a 50,000-volt "hit" from a weapon police use to control agitated and violent individuals. Most officers who took Taser hits at a training class fell to protective mats, yelping like abused dogs.
Dayton City Paper  |  Nick Wilkinson  |  10-04-2004  |  Crime & Justice

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