I know that if you check out the recent post on the Oakland Copwatch's blog, you'll notice that there are a bunch of new stories about the police abusing EVERYONE with tasers. however, after reading this, I have had enough. How is it that law enforcement has not seen that taser KILL people. There's data people. And now you make it so it can shock, possibly kill 3 people at once??? No muss, no fuss. The story below can describe t better than I can. Please read it and repost far and wide.
Peace with the police
Story by Agence France-Presse of The Raw Story.com
Manufacturers of the Taser stun gun on Monday unveiled a new handheld weapon on Monday which is capable of shocking three people without having to reload.
Arizona-based Taser International said in a statement the company’s new X3 “electronic control device” was the first new handheld weapon since 2003 and featured enhanced safety details.
Taser International chief executive Rick Smith said the new multi-shot Taser would “increase officer safety through the ability to recover from a missed shot or even simultaneously stop up to three separate targets.”
The company said the new weapon included a “pulse calibration system” for allowing electricity to be distributed across the outer layers of the skin of the target rather than deep into the body.
A video demonstration of YouTube showed three volunteers being floored by three successive shots before getting to their feet apparently unhurt.
Human rights activists have criticized Taser stun guns, challenging manufacturer claims that they are safe and non-lethal.
A December 2008 report from Amnesty International said 334 people had died after being shocked by Tasers between 2001 and August last year.
Change, like it or not is gonna come. I'm giving the world a piece of my old noodle.
