Amnesty International: Death shows Taser's risks

Amnesty International criticized police in Michigan on Tuesday for using a Taser to subdue a 15-year-old boy who died shortly afterward, saying it illustrates the dangers of the electroshock weapon.

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Former La. police officer arraigned in Taser death

A former police officer accused of repeatedly jolting a handcuffed man with a Taser before he died pleaded not guilty Thursday to a manslaughter charge.

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Civil liberties groups are demanding a more thorough investigation after it emerged a Queensland man who died during an arrest last week may have been tasered by police more than 20 times.

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A 15-year-old male who ran from police died after an officer used an electronic stun gun on him during a confrontation, Warren police said today.

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On Sunday, a Bay City, Michigan teenager died soon after police used a taser "stun gun" on him.

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BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan say a 15-year-old boy has died after being Tasered by officers who were trying to break up a fight. Police didn't release his name and say state police are investigating.

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MARTINSVILLE — Virginia State Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old Martinsville boy who died Thursday after a city police officer used a Taser on him.

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Another death from the 'safe' device.

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He had ordered officer to shock crazed man and apologized after incident NEW YORK - The man was naked, teetering on a building ledge and jabbing at police with an 8-foot-long fluorescent light bulb as a crowd gathered below.

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Just another time the Cops use a taser when they could have done something that is REALLY not lethal. I expect the review to exonerate the cops because the department WANTS to be able to use the tasers.

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RIVERSIDE, Calif.—A 54-year-old Orange County man has died five days a Riverside County sheriff's deputy shot him with a Taser near Hemet. Authorities say Lawrence Rosenthal of Placentia died Thursday after being hospitalized for several days in critical condition.

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The behavior and medical symptoms of a Swissvale man who died after being shot with a Taser gun by borough police mimic those of at least three others who died under similar circumstances, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Thursday.

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The Allegheny County District Attorney says that despite witness accounts, there's no evidence of police brutality in the case of a man who died after he was tased by Swissvale Police.

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Cop Involved in 2004 Deadly Tasering Speaks UpAn Emotionally unwell Man was Tasered 9 times while in Police Custody and Died

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Taser Death of 17 yr old gets Officer 5 Days Suspension [Video of Tasering]

Taser Death of 17 yr old Darryl TurnerThe incident was March 20, 2008. On the publicly available footage, you can see that Darryl Turner, a 17 yr old from Charlotte, North Carolina, is angry.

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A 17-year-old boy who died after Winnipeg police officers fired a stun gun at him Tuesday was a suspect in a theft who refused to put down a knife when ordered, police said Wednesday.

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The funeral for Robert Dziekanski, the Polish immigrant who died after being Tasered by RCMP officers at the Vancouver airport, will be held Saturday in his hometown of Pieszyce, Poland.

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In a town not far from Jena, La., fears of a cover-up mount At 1:28 p.m. last Jan. 17, Baron "Scooter" Pikes was a healthy 21-year-old man. By 2:07 p.m., he was dead.

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A 17-year-old shocked with a Taser by police after an altercation at a northern Charlotte grocery store died from cardiac arrest, according to an autopsy released Friday.

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The RCMP says it will restrict Taser firings in the face of mounting public pressure on the national force to rein in what critics call "usage creep."

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Shares of stun-gun manufacturer Taser International Inc. (TASR: News, Chart, Quote ) fell Monday morning after a jury ordered the company to pay $6.22 million in damages in a lawsuit brought against the company over its role in the death of Robert Heston.

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Meriden police say a 39-year-old city man has died after officers responding to a complaint about loud music shot him with a Taser gun when he became combative.

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The family of the late Jarrel Gray has filed a $145 million lawsuit against Frederick County, Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and Corp. Rudy Torres for the Taser-related death of the 20-year-old in November.

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A Woodland man has died after police officers fired on him with a Taser stun gun. Police in Woodland, about 20 miles north of Sacramento, say the man became increasingly agitated as they tried to talk to him Wednesday morning.

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The daughter of a Mongol motorcycle club member, who died after a being zapped with Tasers during a naked, drug-fueled struggle with San Jose police in a motel room a year ago, has sued Police Chief Rob Davis, the city and the company that makes the electric stun guns for $20 mil …

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Police must only use Tasers when a gun would otherwise be needed, B.C.'s top civil-liberties watchdog said yesterday at an inquiry into use of the 50,000-volt weapons. There has been "an utter failure" by government to control Taser use by police, said Murray Mollard, executive  …

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Tom Smith made a great presentation, but seemed indifferent to victims. Tom Smith, chairman of Taser International, rode through Vancouver this week like the proverbial western sheriff come to rid the city of outlaws. In appearances at the provincial Braidwood inquiry into Tase …

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