Tag: taser
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man dies after being tased, troopers put on leave
from wcco: Five State Patrol troopers have been put on paid administrative leave after a Fridley, Minn. man died after being tased Tuesday afternoon, according to the state Department of Public Safety. The troopers’ administrative leave is standard procedure following such events. Troopers had been summoned to a traffic crash on Interstate 694 in New…
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scientology, spy drones, tasers & insider trading
will smith boosting scientologyfrom ny daily news: Will Smith has joined the ranks of Hollywood power players actively recruiting for the Church of Scientology… Smith, who is best buddies with Scientology booster Tom Cruise, has never confirmed that he joined the church. But he told “Access Hollywood” last month: “I was introduced to it by…
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the taser gets leopard print & now plays music!
from danger room: It’s taken me a couple decades to warm up to the idea of animal print shoes, so fashion-forward nonlethal weapons are still a bit of a stretch for me. Not for TASER International, however. The company today is unveiling a leopard print TASER(r) C2 personal protection and its TASER Music Player, which…
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tasers: the next generation
alarmed by recent incidents? wait’ll you see what the company is planning for 2008…from toronto star: The Taser is going wireless. Until now, the electric-shock gun consisted of two barbed darts attached to wires that shoot out and strike the victim, immobilizing the person with 50,000 volts of electricity, causing severe pain and intense muscle…
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november clearinghouse
teachers, teens immerse selves in mock danger of ‘1984’* mayor claims he was abducted by satanists* video: rabbi weiss, outside annapolis peace confab, rips zionism* teens go on homeland security scavenger hunt* paul believes in threat of north american superhighway* ron paul smear attempts reflect ‘frightened’ & ‘insecure’ establishment* military families support ron paul’s platform…
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news on the march
army’s robotic, armed combat vehicle rolls outfrom wired: We now know that there are robotic cars smart enough to drive themselves around a city. The next step: give those vehicles automatic weapons, of course… Last month, a set of South African remotely-operated 35 mm guns spun out of control, and killed nine soldiers. The Black…
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october clearinghouse
gary hart warns iran that ‘we provoke provocations’* nist admits total collapse of twin towers unexplainable* thom hartmann’s hypocrisy for israel* anti-gay church ordered to pay $10.9 million for funeral protest* fox news accuses ron paul campaign of using botnets* dod to carry out ‘military missions’ during wmd/pandemic* actor mark ruffalo ‘baffled’ at collapse of…
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2,000+ dead in US during arrests in three years
from afp: More than 2,000 people died in the United States during arrests between 2003 and 2005, according to data published by the Department of Justice for the first time Thursday. As many as 54 percent were killed by police… According to the statistics, almost all succumbed to gunfire, while 17 were killed by “Taser”…
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tasers and censors and god, oh my!
56yr old wheelchair-bound woman dies after being tasered 10 times from local6: A Clay County woman’s family said it’s seeking justice after their loved one died shortly after being shocked 10 times with Taser guns during a confrontation with police. The family of 56-year-old Emily Delafield said it would take the Green Cove Springs Police…
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student tasered at kerry speech
from raw story: Police Tasered and arrested a University of Florida student Monday when he engaged in “combative diatribe” following a question of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) at a student forum about why he didn’t contest the 2004 presidential election or impeach President George W. Bush. According to the Gainseville Sun, University of Florida College…
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uk police can use tasers on kids
from daily mail: 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. Until now, Tasers – which emit a 50,000-volt electric shock – have been used only by specialist…