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But the jury learning that potter had stellar marks in her training. the veteran officer says she didnt mean to use her gun. cnns adrienne broaddus has the latest. >> reporter: a lesson on taser use. >> i check the status of it again. i disarm it, and i holster. >> reporter: a live demonstration including safety rules. >> this is part of training as well, to not use -- not to point a taser on somebody who is operating a vehicle or machinery. is that correct? >> yes. >> reporter: new evidence pre...

Kriminalität: Polizei lädt zum Pressefrühstück Von dpa Torsten Herbst. Ralf Hirschberger/dpa/Archivbild Potsdam - Wie steht es aktuell um die Straftaten im Land? Die Polizei in Brandenburg will sich beim jährlichen Pressefrühstück mit Journalistinnen und Journalisten austauschen und über die aktuelle Kriminalitätslage informieren. „Wir werden eine Zwischenbilanz zum Tasereinsatz geben“, sagte Polizeisprecher Torsten Herbst am Dienstag mit Blick auf das Treffen am heutigen Mittwoch...

A Black woman who was tased multiple times at the McDonough County Jail alleges law enforcement officers used excessive force and did not offer medical treatment after she lost consciousness

Ariel Harrison, now 31, was detained at the jail after being pulled over in October 2019. Harrison faces four charges in the case, including felony aggravated fleeing, felony aggravated battery of a peace officer, resisting arrest and driving under the influence of alcohol. She believes the incident was racially motivated and the actions of law enforcement officers constitute brutality. “I see racism in it because they didn’t treat me as a human,” Harrison said. An online petition cal...

The south boston police department guidelines that the taser use is excessive or inappropriate when you have someone that has been shackled and is being detained. he was shackled and they continued to tase him. while we dont know how many times hes been tazed, at least in the civil suit, theyre alleging over 20 times in the span of half an hour. we know from taser international, at least from the civil suit, that those tasers were deployed at least 20 times over a 30-minute period. we just dont ...

>> i mean, you know, i think this is such a clear case, quite frankly of excessive force. when you read the civil suit and the documents that are attached to it, it is very clear that he was tazed over 20 times over the span of half an hour, wolf. and its also clear when you look at the federal guidelines for taser use that this is completely i lly inappropriate is excessive force. if you look at the south boston police departments own guidelines, those guidelines say that taser use is no longer...

Sound is loud. >> when you deploy this in the open its a loud spark. clearly you can hear that. >> reporter: steve tuttle the maker of the taser use that faden heard the taser is a telltale sign. >> what is the saying? >> silence is golden. >> meaning what? >> that means if youre not hearing that cycle and you delivered the two probes to a good target area you should have an effective deployment. >> reporter: from the scott where he was pulled over to where the video starts is about 500 feet. sc...

Wondering, if you are high, if you are drunk, if you are on the receiving end of a taser does that change given what could be in your system? >> you could also -- you know, you could die of excited delirium. that has happened a number of times. well wait for the toxicology reports to come back before we say lets take a look again at the taser use, okay? a lot of times people also have pre-existing conditions that they die of. a heart murmur. the taser would not contribute to that. think about th...

When an officer is facing great bodily injury or death. not when there could be a delay in a major baseball game. not when a 17-year-old is galloping around the field with a white towel. there have been 47 deaths last year from taser use and 500 since this record was kept. this is a serious use of force and its not something that should be done in response to a prank. megyn: he makes a good point. >> no, he doesnt. police officers use tasers when somebody is fleeing or resisting arrest. megyn: w...