Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Daily Briefing: New Taser Guidelines from the Courts

Court restricts police use of tasers to immediate threats. Police who use stun guns must first believe their target represents an immediate threat, not simply acts erratically or refuses to obey orders.

City's cops go high-tech, can ticket straight from cruiser. It’s faster for police officers in the field, and it eliminates the need for police employees to spend hours entering hand-written data into the courts computer system.

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