Court to Cops: Stop Tasing People into Compliance

While not a follow up to Cyclist tased while leaving an airport by bike the decision may be of interest:

By David Hambling - Wired

The use of Tasers has become increasingly controversial over the last year, following high-profile cases such as the Tasering of a 10-year-old girl who had refused to take a shower and video of a 72-year-old great-grandmother who was Tasered following a driving offense. Now a federal appeals court in San Francisco has set down new rules for when police officers are allowed to use Tasers. In particular, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Tasers can’t be used simply to force a non-violent person to bend to an officer’s will. The court’s reason was that Taser’s X26 stun gun inflicts more pain than other “non-lethal” options

<a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/01/court-dials-back-taser-use-cops-cant-zap-to-force-behavior/">http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/01/court-dials-back-taser-use-cops-cant-zap-to-force-behavior/</a>;

Cyclist tased while leaving an airport: <a href="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20070616202216932">http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20070616202216932</a>;