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Don’t tase me, bro! The UN says it’s torture!

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In a month that has seen several people killed after being tasered, a UN committee of ten experts has ruled that tasers constitute torture and are capable of killing. This flies in the face of the manufacturer’s statement, which is that any resulting deaths after a taser is used are “attributable to other factors.” Intended to prevent officers from having to use lethal firearms, the taser has arguably become well established as just another tool in a regular officer’s arsenal for use in scenarios where a firearm would never be considered. As for what effect this ruling will have on the sale of tasers, we’re guessing “not much” until all the involved parties come into agreement about the lethality (or lack thereof) of the taser.

 

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