Chicago's Police Department is investigating an officer's use of a Taser last month on an 82-year-old woman who police say was swinging a hammer when they arrived. picked by Proverb 11 months ago

The NYPD lieutenant who authorized the fatal use of a taser stun gun on a naked Brooklyn psychiatric patient committed suicide at Floyd Bennett Field this morning. picked by shep182 1 week ago

A Staffordshire Bull Terrier was shot by police in Croydon, South London, after police attempted to subdue it with a taser designed for use on humans.

This incident was provoked when the dog bit two police officers.

Their wounds did not require medical treatment. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

University of Florida police were justified in using a Taser against a student who refused to stop questioning Sen. John Kerry on campus last month, according to a state investigation released Wednesday.

Follow-up to: picked by proverb 12 months ago

Horrified motorists caught in a jam on a busy road watched as a police officer blasted a runaway sheep with a Taser gun to clear the dual carriageway. picked by Bornbad 5 days ago

"I saw it, I laughed," Rogers Police Chief Steve Helms said. picked by Hoosker 7 months ago

Forget UCLA students, lets taser snakes! picked by iduffee 2 years ago

Police have been given the go-ahead to use Taser stun guns against children. The relaxing of restrictions on the use of the weapons comes despite warnings that they could trigger a heart attack in youngsters. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Canadian man died Saturday, four days after police used a Taser stun-gun on him because he reportedly was acting erratically in a store, police said. picked by peterson5 6 months ago

Well now you can with Tasers Extended Range Electro-Muscular Projectile (XREP). This will shot a fully-self-contained projectile from a 12-gauge shotgun. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

“I thought a swarm of wasps was after me,” the 17-year-old Guyer High School athlete said. “I was trying to fight them off.”

He doesn’t remember the epileptic seizure he suffered July 18, 2007, when he was 16. picked by sandossu 5 months ago

"A police officer shocked a handcuffed Baron "Scooter" Pikes nine times with a Taser after arresting him on a cocaine charge. He stopped twitching after seven, according to a coroner's report. Soon afterward, Pikes was dead." picked by RowanGrey 3 months ago

Canadian police said on Monday they have two new worries in the war on drugs: "budder" and "cheese." picked by wags273 10 months ago

Cop who shot him given desk duty. Article includes cell phone video.

Update to an earlier post picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

A motorist who refused to discuss his personal business with a St. George, Missouri police officer was threatened with arrest. Brett Darrow, no stranger to problems with police, caught a Police Sergeant stating that he had the power to invent charges that would put Darrow behind bars.
News Article and transcript. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets (and pay for them at $50 to much more). picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

In this case, it appears the suspect was dead the last two times he was shocked and I doubt seriously that he was resisting very much at that point. [/sarcasm]

Followup to this post by RowenGrey picked by tigertony 2 months ago

Details of 2,000 suspects wanted by Dutch Police languished unchecked within the Crown Prosecution Service for a year. Eleven of the people listed have since gone on to commit crimes within Britain, including serious assault. picked by Pocksucket 8 months ago

A deranged Brooklyn man ranting in his birthday suit from a fire escape stairway was shot by cops with a taser gun fell to his death, this shocking video shows. picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

Authorities in Canada are investigating how a man who was Tasered during a disturbance managed to have his trousers set on fire by the stun-gun. picked by davethefish 6 months ago