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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. [30]
The point of unauthorized use by the police was also raised by Dirk Ryneveld, British Columbia's Police Complaint Commissioner at the Braidwood inquiry on June 25, 2008. Taser device safety and issues have been extensively rehearsed and investigated after the Robert Dziekański Taser CEW incident at Vancouver International Airport. [54]
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 ...
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The following are controversial Taser incidents. The main article for this category is Electroshock weapon controversy . Pages in category "Electroshock weapon controversies"
A rookie Detroit cop pointed his department-issued Taser stun gun at his 10-year-old nephew and then fired it in an attempt to threaten the boy, according to Wayne County prosecutors.
On September 17, 2007, a University of Florida student was stunned by police with a taser at a forum featuring then–U.S. Senator John Kerry.Kerry was addressing a Constitution Day forum at the University of Florida campus in Gainesville that was organized by the ACCENT Speakers Bureau, an agency of the university's student government.