Tasered While Black

Americans Fighting Against Taser Torture

2009-11-09T22:14:00.000-05:00

Across America people are beginning to raise voices against taser abuse and taser torture. As an example, there is a rally scheduled against police brutality as reported by Megan Rolland at the...

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TASER's new aiming guidelines - Shot Them In the Back

2009-11-09T16:50:00.001-05:00

TWB publisher says: Now that the maker of the TASER is advising police officers to avoid shooting suspects in the chest with the 50,000-volt weapon, saying that it could pose an extremely low risk of...

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Fort Worth residents marched calling for police to stop using Tasers

2009-11-08T04:20:00.001-05:00

As reported by Traci Shurley at The Star-Telegram.com more than 50 people marched through downtown Fort Worth on Saturday calling for police to stop using Tasers and punish an officer involved in the...

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New York Family of Officer Who Committed Suicide Sues City

2009-11-07T18:15:00.000-05:00

John Eligon at the NY Times reports that the family of a police lieutenant who committed suicide last year is suing the city, claiming that police officials drove him to kill himself. The suit...

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The Fort Worth Police Department will soon be facing a second taser lawsuit

2009-11-07T18:08:00.001-05:00

FORT WORTH, TX - According to Channel 33 News, The Fort Worth Police Department will soon be facing a second lawsuit related to the use of taser devices by officers. An attorney for 29-year old...

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SCLC calls for Gov. Crist To Ban Tasers

2009-11-07T13:59:00.004-05:00

As reported by Creative Loafing The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) calls it “electrocution without prosecution,” and in the wake of the two most recent Taser-related deaths in...

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Suit charging excessive force with Taser settled out of court

2009-11-07T13:30:00.001-05:00

According to RCG.com, a Reno man who charged excessive force against law enforcement officers at a local concert will receive a settlement of $108,000 from Lyon County and the City of Yerington...

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New Haven Police Chief James Lewis wants his entire force to have Tasers.

2009-11-05T22:10:00.001-05:00

According to the Yale Daily News, Lewis said so at Wednesday’s Aldermanic Public Safety Committee meeting, where Aldermen discussed the use of Tasers by the New Haven Police Department. He...

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Pentagon Contracts with Taser International under a $2.5 million contract

2009-11-04T08:12:00.001-05:00

Testing Military Weapons on Civilians? Discover Magazine reports how your tax dollar is being used. They note, If you’ve caught an episode of COPS lately, then you’ve probably noticed that...

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81-year-old Tasered by Eielson Air Force Base police

2009-11-04T03:14:00.002-05:00

I guess your never too young or never too old to be Tasered in America! Get this, newsminer.com reports An 81-year-old man was Tasered during a traffic stop last week. It is the second time since...

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Man slits his own throat after officer Tasers him

2009-11-04T01:25:00.000-05:00

According to AZ Central News, Surprise police deployed a Taser on a man early Tuesday as he held a knife on a Surprise street. The man then slit his own throat and died, authorities said. An officer...

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Black man with his hands on a squad car when an officer uses a Taser on his neck.

2009-11-03T01:29:00.001-05:00

The Minneapolis Police Department is again defending itself against accusations that an officer went too far during an arrest. Video given to WCCO-TV late Monday night shows a man with his...

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17 Year Old Tasered For Running From Michigan State Trooper

2009-10-31T02:17:00.002-04:00

Trooper uses Taser on fleeing teen TRAVERSE CITY -- according to the record-eagle.com a Michigan State Police trooper used a Taser to stop a teen...

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Columbia Missouri - Ban Tasers - Coalition to Control Tasers wants to get the issue on next year's ballot.

2009-10-31T00:28:00.004-04:00

Columbia Missouri - According to connect mid missouri.com A Columbia group is trying to end the use of Tasers by police. The Coalition to Control Tasers wants to get the issue on next year's ballot....

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Stop Taser Torture – Blogging For Justice Day” on Dec 4 2009.

2009-10-25T15:49:00.010-04:00

Source: correntewire.com The stats only tell part of the story. I'm glad to note that there will be a annual December 4th blogging event called, “Stop Taser Torture, blogging for Justice.” The goal...

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Tasers, Taser International and messages of the Heart

2009-10-24T13:36:00.002-04:00

Well it looks like Taser International has said Uncle. The Makers of TASER devices say don't aim at chest. As reported by many bloggers, including the Electronic Village, news outlets and internet ...

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NYPD Orders Cops Not to Aim Tasers At Chest

2009-10-20T20:40:00.002-04:00

Yes, NYPD Orders Cops Not to Aim Tasers At the Chest. Get this, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne tells the Daily News, "Until the NYPD can more fully evaluate the implications of the manufacturer's newly...

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Another black man killed By TASERING

2009-10-04T09:00:00.004-04:00

One of my favorite bloggers, Villager, Publisher of the Blog "Electronic Village" has been tracking the tasering issue for some time. His blog has documented 42 taser-related deaths in the United...

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Police taser unarmed, legless black man in a wheelchair

2009-09-21T12:04:00.008-04:00

Yes, you read it --- California police in Merced California have used a taser on unarmed, leggless black man in wheelchair. The Huffington Post, The Raw Story, News One and other news outlets and...

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NAACP Joins Fight For Federal Taser Standards

2009-09-18T05:36:00.005-04:00

The Publisher of Tasered While Black says: Finally the National Office of the NAACP is discussing the issue of Black folks getting Tasered While Black. We salute the fact that Ben Jealous has joined...

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Black Woman Tased In Back - While on Her Knees

2009-08-24T00:38:00.000-04:00

Another American Post-Racial Moment This one out of Cincinnati. Cincinnati police say the preliminary investigations says Officer Anthony Plummer's actions were not in compliance with Cincinnati...

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Police Taser Whites, Latnos, Native Americans, an Latinos Too!

2009-08-14T13:10:00.004-04:00

Let's not get it twisted. Tasering is out of control all over America and Canada. let's not thing that it's only black folks who are getting tased. No. it's everyone, the young, the old, the sick,...

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Inmates in the US - Tasered While Handcuffed or Restrained

2009-08-14T12:40:00.000-04:00

Another reason for congressional hearings on Taser Torture In America - A Call For Congressional Hearings. As reported by By Tami Abdollah at the LA Times, The U.S. Department of Justice is...

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67-year-old black man Tasered While Black

2009-08-12T14:41:00.001-04:00

Alvin Carter never saw it coming. According to Madison.com Carter, a 67-year-old black man from Hartford, Conn., came to town two years ago to track down his runaway son. The teen had hooked up...

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Police Taser 76-year-old man driving an antique tractor in a parade

2009-08-12T02:59:00.001-04:00

Well it looks like the Tasering of people in America has gone completely off the chain. Looks like black folks are not the only ones getting tased. Police are now tasering seniors big time! Check...

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