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Westerville, Ohio police officers use Taser on naked student prankster · 659 days ago

From Northwest Florida Daily News:


A high school lunch period was disrupted by a greased, naked student prankster who ran around screaming and flailing his arms until police twice used a stun gun on him, authorities said.

Taylor Killian, 18, had rubbed his body with oil to keep from being caught, and got up after the first time he was shocked to continue running toward a group of frightened students huddled in a corner at Westerville North High School, Lt. Jeff Gaylor said Monday.

“That prank went a little farther than he intended, I guess,” Gaylor said.

— SWAT Team

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Thor Shield fabric protects against Taser stun guns · 668 days ago

This is brilliant, but sadly G2 Consulting claims to only be selling their Thor Shield product to military and law enforcement customers. I really hope somebody can find a way to get this technology distributed to the masses. Every protester in the U.S. needs this technology in these dangerous times.

From CNet News:


Thor Shield is a polyester fabric bonded to a conducted material that effectively loops the electricity coming from a nonlethal electricity weapon back to the weapon.

“If you are hit, the Taser gun won’t work,” said Greg Schultz, co-owner of G2 Consulting in Tucson, Ariz., which invented Thor Shield. “We return the voltage back to the gun.”

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Still, G2 could spawn imitators, which could create headaches for stun gun manufacturers and police agencies, many of which have said that stun guns reduce the number of incidents in which police officers have to fire bullets.

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Lorain, Ohio police use Taser on 12 year old child · 704 days ago

I’m digging around for old news about police brutality where officers used Tasers on children, elderly, handicapped, or other defenseless people. Amnesty International has researched and concluded that police are using Tasers routinely to shock people who are mentally disturbed or who simply refuse to obey commands – officers of the law are not using the stun gun as an alternative to drawing a firearm but instead are using it primarily to shock unarmed people involved in petty crimes. They have called for a nationwide ban on the use of these weapons by police, and we here at Police Download Report join them in wishing it were not legal for cops to wield these cruel devices. Over 200 deaths have been attributed to Taser use, with a lot more deaths unreported and undiscovered due to bad autopsy results. We’ll continue to bring you as much coverage of Taser abuse by police officers as we can find.

A 12 year old riding the schoolbus was a victim in 2005:


Police departments use the x26 Taser to shock unruly suspects into submission, but Lorain residents are stunned that an officer used one on a school bus to subdue to 12-year-old boy, reported NewsChannel5.

According to the police report, police were called to remove the boy from the bus after he tried to steal another boy’s CD case.

Police Capt. Russ Cambarare said the boy cussed at the officers and then threatened her.

“Then he made a threat that he was going to kill her, he bucked his head backwards and hit her on the chin and broke one of his arms free,” said Cambarare.

Outside, at the corner of East 30th and Vine, what police are calling an angry mob was pounding on the bus, demanding the officer let the boy go.

In 2004, a lot of opposition to Taser use sprung up from this incident, where police shocked a 6 year old boy:


Police in Miami Dade County say they did the right thing when the used a Taser to subdue a six year-old at school.

The school’s principal called 911 after the child broke a picture frame in her office and waved a piece of glass to keep people away from him.

When two Miami-Dade officers arrived the scene the boy had already cut himself under his eye and cut a large gash in his hand.

The officers tried to reason with the boy, but when he started cutting his own leg, they shocked him with a Taser. They then grabbed him to prevent him from hurting himself when he hit the floor and called an ambulance.

Miami Police say the Taser was necessary to prevent the boy from seriously harming himself with the glass.

Today Governor Jeb Bush told the Associated Press he doesn’t know the circumstances of why adults couldn’t control a six-year-old.

When Jeb Bush is shocked by this kind of abuse, you know it’s serious abuse and not liberal whining.

And here’s a rare case where the cop was actually punished for his abusive use of a Taser. It was so blatant that it couldn’t be ignored:


While the deputy checked her driver’s license, Bledsoe called the Sheriff’s Office back to complain about the deputy’s rude treatment, and the dispatcher said she would send a sergeant.

While Bledsoe was speaking to the dispatcher, Dix attempted to take her cell phone.

Suddenly, according to the suit, Dix let Bledsoe go. She took one step away, and he shot her in the back with the Taser.

According to the computerized log in Dix’s Taser, Bledsoe was hit five times.

Dix then took her to the Escambia County Jail, where she was charged with resisting arrest without violence and disorderly conduct. The State Attorney’s Office dropped the charges on March 15, 2004.

An internal affairs investigation found that Dix had no reason to arrest Bledsoe, which made any use of force against her unnecessary.

The investigation also found that the entire episode likely was recorded on Dix’s in-car video system, but he either lost or destroyed the tape.

— SWAT Team

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