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Jan 24, 2017 · The Fourth Circuit also determined that Yates was not resisting or attempting to flee during the TASER deployments. The Fourth Circuit explained that “’deploying a TASER is a serious use of force that is designed to inflict a painful and frightening blow,’” ( Armstrong v. Pinehurst, 810 F.3d 892, 902 (4th Cir. 2016)).
Nov 9, 2023 · The TASER has become one of the most popular less-lethal options for law enforcement. According to Reuters, they are used by more than 90% of the roughly 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S ...
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Apr 7, 2015 · Use of any technique comes with attendant risks, both for the public and for officers, and Tasers remain the subject of significant controversy. On April 4, 2015, Walter L. Scott was shot by a police officer after a routine traffic stop in North Charleston, S.C. The officer, Michael T. Slager, initially attempted to use a Taser, and when the ...
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Jul 6, 2021 · The district court denied the motion and a five-day trial followed in December 2018. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Masters in the amount of $5 million in compensatory damages on the TASER claim and $50,000 in compensatory damages for the drop claim. The jury also awarded punitive damages: $500,000 for the TASER claim; and $1 million ...
Apr 14, 2021 · The site looked at 3,000 fatal police shootings between 2015 and 2017 that involved the use of a Taser and found that in 258 of the cases, a Taser “had failed to subdue someone before the police ...
Sep 23, 2017 · Transcript Audio. Almost all 18,000 police departments in the U.S. issue their officers Tasers, or stun guns, as a non-lethal alternative to subdue people they might see as a threat. But in a five ...
Apr 13, 2021 · The police say the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright intended to fire a Taser. The weapon looks different from a gun, and officers are trained not to confuse the two. But tragic errors occur ...
