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more about #taser more comments → Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: As a parent of an ADHD child, I understand the frustration. I don't condone the tasing, but I understand the frustration. more » EpiphyteCorp.: I'm not shocked .... get it?................ anyone?... more » Gary_7vn: The cops are busy boys these days, very busy boys. Wha'cha gonna do when they come for you? [jonathanturley.org] more » Coolmodo: How low are the requirements for becoming a cop in the USA? Austrian cops don't carry tasers, but I doubt we would be hearing cases like this over an... more » Gary_7vn: I guess he forgot his L-Rad at teh donut shoppe. He had no choice but to use the taser. He is an asshole, but the mom is just as bad. This will probab... more » Xagest: In my dad's generation, you make a noise and you get thrown over someone's lap and belted. Then that became a no-no and corporal punishment was a sig... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Cops need to get some kevlar cups to protect their jewels.. more » bagellord: This did happen in Arkansas... Only joking. Seriously, wtf were either or them thinking, if anything at all? more » madog: I chose not to think too much about things like this. It's easier once you realize how fucking stupid many people are. In my head the article read so... more » Benguin: He should have tasered (tased?) the mother for calling the police instead of disciplining her child her goddamn self. more » -
#crime
Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit
Are idiot cops with tasers in some sort of competition with one another? I think the new record for stupidity belongs to Dustin Bradshaw, the Arkansas police officer who zapped and arrested a 10-year old girl for throwing a fit. More » -
#weapons
Grenade Launcher Taser Can Hit People 197 Feet Away
This is exactly what the world needs: Another taser. This one can be fired using a standard 40-millimeter grenade launcher, which gives it a 197-foot range—three times the range of the XREP. Supposedly, it's non-lethal. Some disagree: More » -
#gizgallery09
Guy Agrees to Be Tased @ Giz Gallery '09
Yes, you read that right. We have someone who said he's willing to get tased with a C2 Taser, live at Giz Gallery TODAY. And you better believe we'll have that on camera. UPDATE #2: It's on...tomorrow!. More » -
#gizgallery09
At Gizmodo Gallery '09: Tasers!
We really wanted to tase someone live in Giz Gallery '09, but thanks to those pesky, fat cat NYC lawmakers, we can't really do that. But we will be able to let you get down on some target practice with Taser probes. More » -
#imagecache
What is This?
Is this the entrance to Jason Chen's secret lair where the Gizmodo magic happens? Maybe a place to lock up anyone with swine flu? What on earth requires a HAL 9000 to keep guard? Ah! The floor has the answer. More » -
#taser
Watch The Taser X3 Take Out Three Victims Without Reloading
The question of what to do when police have more than one perp to unnecessarily victimize has finally been answered with the new X3. More » -
#taser
Police Sodomize Man with Taser
OK, this police taser business has gone way too fraking far. Now, Boise officers put a taser inside a suspect's anus—who was already handcuffed—and fired it. Here's a tape. (Warning: Strong audio violence). More » -
#crime
Gasoline-Huffing Man Bursts Into Flame After Being Tased
An Australian man burst into flames after a policeman hit him on the bridge of the nose with his Taser. Sound ridiculous? Not so much if you know the man was arrested on suspicion of huffing gasoline. More » -
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#crime
Nevada Police Tase, Arrest Naked 'Terminator'
A man found naked wandering along the Nevada border has been tased and arrested despite his claiming to be a Terminator sent from the future. We're a little upset that police would harm anybody this hilarious. More » -
#taser
Judge Rules It's Legal To Taser Someone For DNA Sample, As Long As It's Not Done "Maliciously"
As long as it is not done "maliciously, or to an excessive extent, or with resulting injury," Niagara County, NY Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza ruled that using a Taser to obtain a DNA sample is legally valid. More » -
#crime
What Doesn't Make a Good Taser Shield? A One-Year-Old
What's better than a woman using her baby to shield herself from taser fire? A woman offering up the baby to another man to shield him from taser fire. More » -
#weapons
Taser X12 Stun Gun Freezes People From 88 Feet Away
There's a new stun gun called the X12. And it's pretty much a freeze ray without the ice. More » -
#cameras
Taser Axon: Cops Goes FPS
The Axon is a bit of a shocker from Taser. It's not a "taser" in a traditional sense, but a POV camera cleverly squeezed into a Bluetooth-sized headset. More » -
#taser
Thunder Stun Gun: 750,000 Volts for 13 Bucks
You know, there are certain things you just shouldn't cheap out on—headphones, condoms, HDTVs, and I'm guessing stun guns. But since it's probably more of a risk for the guy you're zapping, why not? The Thunder Stun delivers 200,000-750,000 volts for just 13 bucks. I'm sure it'll be fine, really. What could possibly go horribly, horribly wrong? [Surplus Computers via Gear Diary] -
#dontkillmebro
Study Finds That One-Third Of Taser Victims Need Medical Attention
Only days after Taser International was found liable in a wrongful death suit, a new study conducted by CBC News/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Press have concluded that one in three people shot by a Taser require medical attention. The information was gathered from RCMP incident reports filed between 2002 and 2007. Of the 3,226 tasings laid down during that period, 910 of the victims went to a medical facility to treat their injuries—and many more potentially serious cases did not seek treatment. More » -
#pleasetasemebro
Taser Shot Cures Irregular Heartbeat of Mentally Disturbed Drug Addict
We have heard plenty of stories about tasers being harmful or even deadly, but could they also be healthy and heart-friendly? Possibly, given new evidence unearthed in the case of one 28 year old man who was tased after he hid from police in lake for 40 minutes then tried to flee the ER when captured. Because of his stint in the lake and the drugs found in his system, the man's body temperature had dropped to 89 degrees and his heart fell into atrial fibrillation—a condition where the upper chambers of the heart quiver rather than beat. More » -
#taser
Taser Tape Turns Anything Into a Taser, Like Riot Shields or Underpants
Every year, Taser demos their latest and greatest in a mock prison riot at an old penitentiary in West Virginia. This year's star is peel-and-stick taser tape, that'll turn any surface into a fully electrified no-no zappy zone. On the practical side, this stuff will be rolling out by the end of the year to instantly upgrade cops' riot shields into serious business, no taser wand-waving necessary, like an instant force field. On the other hand, consumerized taser tape could become the best thing since sliced electric bread: Keep asshole roommates out of your beer fridge! Shocking revenge on your soon-to-be-ex who gave you the herp! [Prime Newswire via Danger Room] -
#taser
Canadian Cops Tase Knife-Wielding 82-Year-Old Patient in his Hospital Bed
The cops in Canada seem to be getting the hang of the Taser business. Mounties summoned to a British Columbia hospital tased an octogenarian patient after he pulled a knife from his pocket. Eighty-two-year-old Frank Lasser, who was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, claimed that sometimes he got delusional when he got short of breath. Did that, however, make it right for the police to tase him, bro? More » -
#safety
Runt Stun Gun Looks Like Pager, Stings Like Taser
Worried about getting jumped by weirdoes? The 3.25" Runt might be the best stun gun for the money. At least, it sounds pretty cheap: $40 will get you 350,000 volts of juice from this plug-in-the-wall pager lookalike; $10 more gets you 650,000 volts, and $20 gets you a 950,000- volt model. (For a vague idea of what the 950,000-volt model will do to you, have a look at the idiot kids in the video after the jump.) More » -
#getoutoftheway
Autocopter Gunship Drone Delivers Auto-Shotgun, Taser or Grenade Rounds
Fortune magazine reports this week that there's a formidable new weapon on the horizon, an Autocopter Gunship that's a mini helicopter drone with two of those badass AA-12 12-gauge recoiless automatic shotguns strapped on. Imagine swarms of robot-copters, each equipped with dual shotguns filling the air with lead, all at a moment's notice. More » -
#zapdos
Cop Tases Pregnant Woman for Trying to Leave Police Station
As tasers turn into must-have gadgets for self-defense and police officers alike, dubious tasings have apparently also gone epidemic, making taser-proof clothing a must for any activist's, driver's or breathing human's Christmas list. Today's exhibit: A woman walks into a police station, wants to give up her one-year-old, then tries to leave. Guess what happens? To be fair though, if she was more cooperative, she probably wouldn't have gotten toasted. [Liveleak] -
#shockingdevelopment
Taser Flying Saucer Drone on the Way
Get out of the way everybody! Here comes a Taser Flying Saucer from France. A company headed by Taser distributer Antoine di Zazzo is working on an unmanned "mini flying saucer" that will be able to zap electric hell from above onto rioting crowds, malcontents and evildoers. More » -
#dubioustrends
Women Ditching Tupperware Parties for Taser Parties?
Local 6, who brought us the Spider-Man pepper spray bracelet, today is all over the trend of women dumping Tupperware parties for Taser parties—there's still wine and cheese, but they're groping "light, stylish" metallic pink Tasers which are a "must for any modern woman" instead of boring kitchenware. More » -
#safety
TASER-Proof Gear is Great for Students, Political Activists, Criminals
This patent for an "energy weapon protection device" is the perfect accessory for your next anti-war march. It also might be a good idea to just have one handy for other occasions, too, as you never know when the 5-0 might get a little TASER-happy on you for failing to fully stop at a stop sign or something. These are strange days we live in, my friends. [Patent via Danger Room] -
#clips
Shiny Shiny Gets Hands-on With the Shocking Taser Guns
The lasses over at Shiny Shiny took the shocking taser gun and brought them out for a little fun—at each other's expense. Not to spoil the fun, but Zara and Katie throw out their usually composed British demeanors and zap out all their latent workplace aggression in the span of 30 seconds. Susi from Shiny Shiny says this is their best video ever, which we'd definitely agree with if Susi herself had been in it and it were a three-way shockfest. [Shiny Shiny via I Want One of Those] -
#selfdefense
Wallet Sized Stun Gun Good for Zapping Muggers
This stun gun, dubbed the small fry, could easily pass for a wallet in a dark alley. I'd imagine it could be used in a mugging where instead of handing over your wallet, you hand over 1,000,000 volts. More » -
#weapons
Taser's Shockwave Cannon Array Like Many Little Bottles of Lightning Bolts
Taser just introduced this multiple projectile taser cannon as part of its 2007 Tactical Conference, appropriately named the Shockwave. Each one of those little green boxes can light up an assailant's ass like any particular day happens to be the fourth of July. More » -
#owwwww
Video of XREP Wireless Taser Shotgun Shocking Some Dude
What do you get when you combine a Taser with a shotgun shell? Something you really, really don't want to get hit with. The new Taser XREP is a tiny wireless Taser that can be fired from a standard issue 12 gauge, taking down perps from up to 100 feet away. And hey, if you're worried that there's just no way that they can cram all the pants-pooping power of a full Taser into a bullet, don't sweat it!The video puts things in perspective, too. More » -
#funtimes
Pink Taser Looks, Stuns Like a Toy
It's unfortunate that this pink seal Taser isn't an actual Taser and only gives people a slight zap. Why's that? Because it would be quite funny to see a mugger be taken down with a cellphone strap that's shaped like a pink seal when trying to steal some lady's bag. On second thought, instead of a pink seal, it may be even funnier to have one shaped like the recording artist Seal. That'd show them. More » -
#deadlycooters
Pink Stinger Tampon Taser
American Inventor Spot has too much of two things—time on their hands and vaginas on their mind. How else can you explain this "experimental" tampon personal security taser. More » -
#gadgets
Blast Knuckles Stun Gun Delivers a Shocking Experience, Up Close and Personal
If a Taser is a bit impersonal for you, put on these Blast Knuckles that pack a 950,000-volt punch up-side the head. The Blast Knuckles Stun Gun is a $69.95 weapon powered by lithium batteries that lets you slam dunk and smack down any miscreant who might try to help him- or herself to your stuff or junk. More » -
#gadgets
No-Contact Jacket: Clothing as Weapon
Now the lovely ladies can fend off those miscreants, or even their favorite misogynistic Gizmodo editor with the No-Contact Jacket, part of a line of clothing-as-weapons for women. More » -
#gadgets
Taser Cam To Help With Stun Gun Accountability
Since June 2001, Amnesty International has compiled a list of over 100 people who have died after being shocked with 50,000 volts by a Taser stun gun used by a law enforcement agent. Obviously, these numbers don't help the company's sales or the good name of your friendly police officers. So to make sure the guns are used for the right reasons and to hold the user accountable for their actions, Taser has developed a Taser Cam, which will attach to the butt of the gun and record audio and video of whenever it's used. The Taser cam starts running as soon as the gun is turned on and will keep recording until it's turned off, so we won't miss a thing. It also faces where the gun is pointing for real accuracy. Of course, it doesn't come standard with the gun, so the camera will have to be purchased separately for $400. In October, rival stun gun company Stinger Systems, Inc also announced a gun that can be fitted with an audio-video recorder, selling for only $200 extra, though they won't say who, if anyone, has purchased the weapons.
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