Police Violence
A federal judge refused to dismiss a widow’s claim over the death of her husband, a nonviolent retired Navy medical officer, after a sheriff’s officer in Pinellas County, Florida, stunned him five times with a Taser.
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Second Circuit Clears Officer Who Tased Deaf Child
Extinguishing claims by a couple whose deaf son was tased at a school, the Second Circuit ruled Friday that the police officer who deployed the weapon is entitled to immunity.
Read moreBad Tasers
A federal class action claims Taser International nka Axon Enterprise built and sold Tasers with defective safety mechanisms, causing unintentional discharges.
Read moreMilwaukee Police Release Video of Bucks Player’s Arrest
The Milwaukee Police Department released a video Wednesday afternoon showing police arresting and using a stun gun on NBA player Sterling Brown, who said he will sue over the incident.
Read moreCop Cleared in Fiery Death of Oklahoma Man
An Oklahoma prosecutor cleared a cop Thursday of wrongdoing in the Taser shooting of an apparently suicidal man doused in gasoline who caught fire and died.
Read moreTasered in School
A high-functioning autistic high school student who had been trained to leave class and walk around when he was upset, with permission from the school, was Tasered in school by a Pierce County sheriff’s officer as he did so, his parents claim in Federal Court.
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Police Takedown Over Stolen Beef Patty Heads to Trial
A federal judge ruled that two Connecticut police officers must go to trial on a mother’s claims they used excessive force by deploying a stun gun on her teenage son until he foamed at the mouth for taking a beef patty from the high school cafeteria without paying.
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Taser Bans
Echoing a recent claims out of Maryland, the attorney general of Massachusetts faces a federal complaint over the ban on selling or possessing Tasers and other stun guns, weapons that many citizens prefer to carry to avoid using lethal force in self-defense.
Read moreBorder Patrol Killing Poses Tough Test for Ninth Circuit
The Ninth Circuit indicated Wednesday that though it may grant qualified immunity to four San Diego Border Patrol agents who Tasered and accidentally killed a motorist when his car caught fire, it could hold the federal government accountable for his death.
Read moreTaser-Ownership Bans Spur Constitutional Challenge
A Maryland woman who had to learn how to walk again after a brutal attack by her ex left her brain damaged is leading the charge against county and city laws that restrict Taser possession.
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