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  2. Taser safety issues - Wikipedia

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    Reuters reported that more than 1,000 people shocked with a Taser by police died through the end of 2018 with 153 of those deaths being attributed to or related to the use of Tasers. [15] Approximately 49 people died in 2018 in the US after being shocked by police with a Taser. [4] [5] Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Paul Howard Jr ...

  3. Electroshock weapon - Wikipedia

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    A taser, with cartridge removed, making an electric arc between its two electrodes. An electroshock weapon is an incapacitating weapon.It delivers an electric shock aimed at temporarily disrupting muscle functions and/or inflicting pain, usually without causing significant injury.

  4. Taser - Wikipedia

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    A TASER device, with cartridge removed, making an electric spark between its two electrodes Police issue X26 TASER device with cartridge installed. TASER (also variously "Taser" or "taser") is a brand of conducted energy device (CED) primarily used to incapacitate people by delivering an intense electric shock that briefly disrupts voluntary control of the muscles, allowing the person to be ...

  5. A taser's life expectancy is only 5 years. Lakeland police ...

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    The tasers — and nearly obsolete dashcams — were grouped into the total body cam estimate of $1.34 million per year. But those need replacing regardless. A taser's life expectancy is only 5 years.

  6. Killing of Patrick Lyoya - Wikipedia

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    With the officer missing twice with the taser, the two can be seen grasping the weapon during the incident, with Lyoya attempting to push the taser gun to the ground away from himself. [ 24 ] [ 19 ] [ 34 ] During the scuffle, Lyoya tells Schurr "Stop what you are doing, please" while the passenger of the car can be heard telling the officer "Stop.

  7. Killing of Robert Dziekański - Wikipedia

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    The Ottawa Police, the first Ontario police force to adopt the Taser, held a Taser demonstration for reporters to illustrate their safety. [66] Both the Toronto Police and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary , meanwhile, have put large orders of Tasers for their front-line officers on hold.

  8. Johnson County DA will not charge police officer who killed ...

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    An investigation showed an Olathe police officer shot Brandon Lynch three times, killing him in the front hallway of his home. A butterfly knife and a stun gun were found near Lynch’s body.

  9. Auschwitz survivors recall suffering 80 years after camp's ...

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    Her memories illuminate the suffering experienced by the estimated 1.3 million people sent to the N. When Teresa Regula arrived at Auschwitz as a 16-year-old, the first real pain she experienced ...