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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 »

4:30 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,579 views, 63 comments

Latest by LFD153: Several things...one, my wife is a cop, if she pulls her tazer its because she feels like her coming home more »

please tase me bro

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 »

7:40 PM on Tue May 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
10,068 views, 31 comments

Latest by MrAwes0me: I love when people have a 'F*ck the world' attitude while at the same time expecting perfection from everyone else 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]

7:00 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By matt buchanan
6,933 views, 30 comments

Latest by stephenbb: Super Soaker filled with salt water. more »

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 »

4:00 PM on Sat May 10 2008
By AddyDugdale
8,023 views, 113 comments

Latest by hooked-on-tronics: @Gary_7vn: The nurse taking care of him said he had no new symptoms beyond what he was originally admitted for. 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 »

12:13 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Wilson Rothman
10,066 views, 16 comments

Latest by Immutablyme: Every video I watched showed people getting tazed and laughing. I'm thinking if I needed a tazer, it would have more »

please taze them, bros

Taser Gun + MP3 Player + Leopard Skin = One Insane Gadget


Taser wants its products to be common gadgets along the same lines as cell phones and MP3 players; you know, the stuff you always carry with you. That's why it's released a belt holster for its tasers that can be loaded up with 1GB of MP3s. More »

2:14 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By Adam Frucci
10,748 views, 24 comments

Latest by StarChaser Tyger: Would suck to have your phone ring and you grab this and stick it in your ear instead... more »

get out of the way

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 »

3:23 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Charlie White
19,875 views, 47 comments

Latest by StarChaser Tyger: @DSaddict: No, nobody had to say it... but I knew someone would. 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]

7:20 PM on Thu Nov 29 2007
By Matt Buchanan
22,796 views, 125 comments

Latest by Gary_7vn: FREEDOM IS SLAVERY If a police officer tells you to bend over, drop your pants and spread em for a night more »

shocking development

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 »

10:29 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Charlie White
5,181 views, 43 comments

Latest by johnnyabnormal: @smeee: "Another reason to hate the french." Sarcasm, or not? more »

dubious trends

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 »

4:05 PM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Matt Buchanan
11,720 views, 28 comments

Latest by Curves: @ANoel: Totally agree but I fear the next generation fucked up forecast is pretty grim. more »