Exclusive: U.N. watchdogs call for probe of Taser assaults in U.S. jails
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Quel beau pays les Etats-Unis.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. special rapporteur on torture urged U.S. authorities to investigate and weigh criminal charges against jail officials in Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arkansas for the “clearly gratuitous infliction of severe pain and suffering” from the use of Tasers on inmates, citing a Reuters report this week.
Shock Tactics: Inside the Taser, the weapon that transformed policing
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Shock Tactics: A 911 call, a Taser shot and the toll of stun guns
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A 911 plea for help, a Taser shot, a death - and the mounting toll of stun guns
Part 1: In the most detailed study ever of fatalities and litigation involving police use of stun guns, Reuters finds more than 150 autopsy reports citing Tasers as a cause or contributor to deaths across America. Behind the fatalities is a sobering reality: Many who die are among society’s vulnerable – unarmed, in psychological distress and seeking help.
Shock Tactics: Inmate deaths reveal “torturous” use of Tasers
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Inmate deaths reveal “torturous” use of Tasers
Part 6: Reuters documents 104 prisoner fatalities after corrections officers deployed Tasers, often with other force. Most inmates were unarmed, and many were handcuffed or pinned to the ground. Some abuses, experts say, are akin to torture.