The Age
The report makes 46 recommendations about how police should use a Taser and how they should improve Taser training for general duties officers. "(Taser) can present significant safety and medical risks, and there is a justifiable public concern about...
The Age
The Ombudsman, Bruce Barbour, said while his report identified only a small number of incidents a Taser was misused, "it is unacceptable to see situations where Taser use failed to comply with police procedures and was unreasonable". Mr Barbour said...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The NSW Ombudsman, Bruce Barbour, has analysed Taser use between 2008 and 2010. In one six-month period, he has found police misused the weapons one in seven times. Mr Barbour's report has found Tasers were fired at people's chests in around a third...