Taser ban threat to Canada police (BBC)

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Source: BBC

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are using stun guns too often and their use should be temporarily banned if levels are not curbed, a watchdog has said.

Its report, prompted by the death of a Polish immigrant stunned by police last year, said the guns should only be used against "combative" people.

It also recommended that officers seek immediate medical attention for people they shock with the devices.

There are an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 stun guns available to Canadian police.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7461849.stm

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1. CBC interviewed a man stunned multiple times

He was grossly overweight (which he freely admitted) and they stuffed him in the back of a police car where he pretty much got stuck. The officer tasered him multiple times in multiple spots (but his report said he only used it twice) even though the man was doing nothing. He couldn't, he was stuck and needed help getting out.