Tuesday, December 16, 2008

 

Shocking Report

Amnesty International has released a report documenting 334 deaths since 2001 in the United States from electro-shock weapons used by police. Also known as Tasers, the weapons -- deployed against civilians for such activities as exercising free speech -- have been used indiscriminately on children, the elderly, and even pregnant women. In nine out of ten cases, those killed by police Tasers have been unarmed.

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