280 US Citizens Murdered By Cop Tasers Since 2001

[Sily]

More news on tasers as of Sunday morning, 11/25/07:

1. The United Nations calls taser use a form of torture.  Link to story:  here.  "A United Nations committee said Friday that use of Taser weapons can be a form of torture, in violation of the U.N. Convention Against Torture.
   
   Use of the electronic stun devices by police has been marked with a sudden rise in deaths - including four men in the United States and two in Canada within the last week.
   
   Canadian authorities are taking a second look at them, and in the United States, there is a wave of demands to BAN them.
   
   The U.N. Committee Against Torture referred Friday to the use of TaserX26 weapons which Portuguese police has acquired. An expert had testified to the committee that use of the weapons had "proven risks of harm or death. "
2. This man [img]file:///C:/Users/SilyWily/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/img]  was pepper sprayed, tasered and hit with a baton.  He died at the hospital four days after his confrontation w/Police.  Link to full story here.

[Astrojewels]

It seems the stories will not end, but this is what happens when collective thoughts gather into the physical world, whether by manipulation or by the people, anything that requires change must be activated by exposure, because change can not transpire when only a hand full of people want it. Next step will be the authoritative personalities like legal, police or political professionals also joining the fight and the changes will greatly depend on these people because they are the ones who have contacts in the ‘can of worms legal system’.
With all these stories it is obvious that change will soon take place, but what will be next? Will your police force be given more or less control?

[Richard]

FBI Investigates After Officer Uses Taser On Pregnant Woman

Jill Del Greco, Reporter

TROTWOOD, Ohio -- [/b]The FBI is investigating after a Trotwood police officer used a Taser on a pregnant woman.

Trotwood Public Safety Director Michael Etter said the incident happened on Nov. 18. He said the woman arrived at the police department asking to give up custody of her 1-year-old son.

Etter said his officer spoke with the woman as she held on to the child outside the police department.

"(He) attempted to obtain information on both the mother and the child, at which time the mother refused to give any information and became very agitated," Etter said.

Surveillance video from the police department shows the woman try to leave with the child. The officer then grabs her coat in an effort to get her to stop. Etter said the officer was doing what he thought was in the best interest of the 1-year-old boy.

The video shows the woman struggle with the officer, who then takes the child from her and gives the boy to another officer. The first officer then forces the woman down on her stomach, and he then deploys a Taser on her neck.

Etter said the officer did not know the woman was pregnant.

"She did not disclose, even after she was arrested, that she was pregnant," Etter said. He said the woman was wearing a large winter coat and had her child on her lap when she was talking to the officer.

Etter said the department is cooperating with the FBI investigation, and there is also an ongoing internal investigation to see if the use of force was warranted for the situation.

Etter said the officer involved is still on duty.

Trotwood's use of force policy states officers should "greatly evaluate each situation with discretion when anticipating the deployment of the Taser on young children, elderly persons, and pregnant females."

News Center 7 spoke with the woman involved in the case, but she declined the opportunity to make a statement, saying only that she feels "unjustly served."

Officers said the 1-year-old boy was put into the custody of a family member after the incident.

http://www.whiotv.com/news/14719706/detail.html

[Astrojewels]

This story does not make sense, she arrived to give up custody, but when the police tried to take boy, she became agitated, I am a bit lost.
Was she forced to give up custody? Or doing it voluntarily, and changed her mind in the process?