NSW Ombudsman urges radical Taser reform
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NSW Ombudsman urges radical Taser reform

São Paulo : Brazil | Oct 22, 2012 at 7:26 PM PDT
Source: The Age
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It makes 46 recommendations about how police should administer a Taser and how they should enhance Taser training for general-duties officers. "A Taser should never be used to drive-stun a person, or discharged at a person who is fleeing police or who is in handcuffs unless there are exceptional circumstances,"... FULL ARTICLE AT The Age
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