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  2. Taser safety issues - Wikipedia

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    Taser probes (also known as Taser darts) qualify as a "sharp" according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) definition of "Sharps". [30] This is important because the proper removal and treatment of a sharp is an OSHA issue in the US.

  3. Taser - Wikipedia

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    The electrodes are pointed to penetrate clothing and barbed to prevent removal once in place. The original TASER device probes unspool the wire from the cartridge, causing a yaw effect before the dart stabilizes, [29] which made it difficult to penetrate thick clothing. Newer versions (X26, C2) use a "shaped pulse" that increases effectiveness ...

  4. 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.

  5. 'This guy should have been removed': Akron officer who shot ...

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    Akron police officer Ryan Westlake fires his Taser through a car at a passenger being removed from the vehicle by officers on the other side of the car during a traffic stop on Dec. 18, 2021.

  6. Kentucky prison guards used Taser 7 weapons to deliver ... - AOL

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  7. Reno police officer who accidentally shot suspect pulled ...

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    A Reno police officer accidentally shot an unarmed suspect in 2020 when he flinched and pulled the trigger on his service revolver in an inadvertent response to being stuck by a Taser fired by ...

  8. TASER X2 Defender - Wikipedia

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    The Taser X2 is one of the less-lethal conducted electrical weapon (CEW) models that are used by law enforcement agencies and by civilians as a use for self-defense. It was created by TASER International, Inc. in 2011 after their popular X26 model and the similar but bulkier and heavier X3.

  9. IMPD: Taser probes did not strike Herman Whitfield's chest ...

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