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Effects of stun guns and tasers

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 358; Issue: 9283 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0140-6736(01)05950-5

1474-547X

Raymond M. Fish, L. A. Geddes,

Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment

Plans by the Metropolitan police in the UK to introduce the use of tasers to subdue violent or threatening people has raised queries about the safety of these weapons and the kind of research that these weapons have undergone. They have been used by the police in the USA and elsewhere since the mid-1970s. Like any other tool, tasers and related devices have been misused, and they have even been used for punishment and torture. Research published on tasers consists largely of examination of people who have been fired at.