Police used stun guns on mentally ill patients 96 times in a year
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Electronic weapons also used on under-18s, UK data shows, but many forces fail to respond to FoI request
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Tasers have no place in mental health care, Matilda MacAttram
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Tasers: Deaths raise questions about the risk of excessive or improper deployment
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LAPD's tasing of teacher who later died seems excessive, experts say - Los Angeles Times
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Violent encounters with police send thousands of people to the ER every year
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Tasers: Deaths raise questions about the risk of excessive or improper deployment
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Latest Taser death raises doubts of proper police use of stun guns
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Boys, 15, Tasered by police, stats show
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France backs off chokehold ban, adds stun guns for police
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Police product review: Axon TASER 10 less lethal device
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Court Ruling Restricts Police Use of TASERS
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Omaha police chief: 'We failed'; 2 officers to be fired for violating policies in Taser incident
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Police used stun guns on mentally ill patients 96 times in a year, Taser electronic weapons
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