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being shot with ceds for nonviolent interactions with the police. examples include a mentally ill teenager who died after being shocked repeatedly while he was naked and lying on the floor of a jail. a young medical doctor crashed his car after he had an epileptic seizure. he was repeatedly shocked at the roadside for refusing to comply with commands. amnesty international considers use of electric shock weapons contrary to international standards that require police to use force only as a last resort, in proportion to the threat posed, and in a matter -- manner designed to minimize ...

preemptively, at the first sign of even minor resistance. furthermore, our study found that because ceds are often seen as nonlethal, they are often used as a weapon of first rather than last resort. the have become less an alternative to firearms and deadly force, rather than an alternative to less intensive techniques. in the 2008 study, amnesty international found that of the 334 persons who died following ced use, the vast majority of individuals, roughly 90%, or not carrying a weapon of any sort. many did not appear to present a serious threat when they were electroshocked. far ...

officers with a weapon that is in our opinion unsafe and prone to overuse. thank you. [applause] >> we have some new commissioners. you said they were not controlled and are untested. can you explain what you mean by that? >> part of the issue that has been documented in our report, which did do a fairly comprehensive survey of the type of medical evidence and other reports out there, is that there does not seem to be any independent, comprehensive, unbiased study out there that documents the concerns around tasers. there is still concerns around how people from certain vulnerable po...

taser reported fourth quarter earnings, and sales are way down. i have talked to representatives from small apartments, who have told me they are thinking about dropping the device because of their concern about liability and effectiveness. i think we are going to see a phase-out of these devices over the next several years. now that i have gotten involved in this, somebody demonstrated a device to me that was a really bright light. it was so effective. this guy with the knife would not have been able to do anything. he could not have seen, just with this light. so there are a lot of...