A Recipe for Disaster: School Cops Are Being Armed with 50,000-Volt Tasers
source: http://www.alternet.org/rights/142652/a_recipe_for_disaster:_school_cops_are_being_armed_wit...
Tasers aren't 'nonlethal'; they've killed hundreds. With younger people being especially vulnerable to the Taser's shock, the risks could be very deadly.
The state with the most recorded Taser deaths was California, with 55. Florida ranked second, with 52.
"They are used to protect students and faculties," he said, as well as police officers hired to patrol school grounds.
Just weeks into the 2009-2010 school year, at least one report has surfaced of a student being tased on school grounds. In Topeka, Kan., a teenager at Capital City School was sent to the hospital after being tased, reportedly after "attacking" a school police officer while a Topeka police officer handcuffed him. (According to local media, the student "was being suspended for violating school rules.")
The state with the most recorded Taser deaths was California, with 55. Florida ranked second, with 52.
"They are used to protect students and faculties," he said, as well as police officers hired to patrol school grounds.
Just weeks into the 2009-2010 school year, at least one report has surfaced of a student being tased on school grounds. In Topeka, Kan., a teenager at Capital City School was sent to the hospital after being tased, reportedly after "attacking" a school police officer while a Topeka police officer handcuffed him. (According to local media, the student "was being suspended for violating school rules.")
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bailey78
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I say arm the world with a sling shot . Hey I found it . your link that is but hey if it had a picture it would have done better.
- 2 years ago
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bailey78
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RojoGatto
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this is actually a good idea
the cop at my school has no wepons and could be over powered easily - 2 years ago
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RojoGatto
