Is police taser use safe? TRAUMATISED: Michael Gilchrist (R) is pictured with his mother Novlyn (Photo via Primate Films) YESTERDAY, THE Voice told you the story of Michael Gilchrist, an autistic and learning disabled man, who has barely spoken for six years following an incident where he was CS sprayed and repeatedly tasered by the police. Kerry Pimblott is a researcher at Resistance Lab. She has studied the data around taser use in the UK and she thinks cases like Michaelâs are far too common. She explained: âTaser is being used disproportionately against some of the most vulnerable groups within our society here in Greater Manchester.