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First Study Of Taser Use Against Minors: No Significant Harm

Juveniles are one of the population groups thought by some observers to be “potentially vulnerable” to unexpected significant injury from being Tasered. But the first study of real-world use of conducted electrical weapons on minors concludes that zaps from CEWs “during apprehension of adolescents does not seem to pose unacceptable levels of risk.” None of...
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Latest Development In Taser Heart Safety Controversy

After a broad-based, in-depth study of real-world applications, an independent research team says its findings “suggest” that department policies restricting the firing of Taser probes to the chest because of heart safety concerns “are unnecessary.” Case analysts led by Dr. William Bozeman of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina determined that...
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