At least 15 US officers mistook guns for Tasers. Three were convicted
14 Apr, 2021 11:38 PM
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Robert Bates was convicted of manslaughter after he said he mistakenly shot a man with a gun instead of a Taser in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2015. Photo / AP
Robert Bates was convicted of manslaughter after he said he mistakenly shot a man with a gun instead of a Taser in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2015. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Alan Feuer and Mihir Zaveri
Prosecuting police in cases of so-called weapon confusion has happened before, but the legal landscape is complex.
It happened in a flash.