Wednesday, March 29, 2006
US Police Kill 156 with Tasers
Washington, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Police in the US have killed 156 people in five years, either purposely or by accident, with tasers, the stun belts used to subdue people by electric shock.Full Article
As the weapon grows in popularity among law enforcement ranks so do the number of victims. In 2001 it was used by 1,000 of 18,000 police stations, but the number rose to 7,000 in 2005.
