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more about #tasers more comments → bucho54: Cheaper with the same result. more » frigg: How do we know they're not awake in their shells, cognizant of everything around them, despite their outwardly comatose appearance? I hear that's goin... more » OMG! Ponies!: It's not that the "stab in the brain and then cut the bug in half" method is inhumane. It's that it's fucking freaky. The halves wriggle for several... more » Benguin: While I'm not exactly in favor cruelty to animals, we're talking about lobsters here. Essentially cockroaches of the sea. Fuck humanity. They're bugs. more » Thangka: Well, hmm. Don't report me to PETA but I always thought half the fun was boiling them alive and listening for the alleged 'lobster scream.' All told,... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Shock Lobster!! Shock Lobster!!! Shock Lobster!!!! I love that song by the B-52's.. more » Kaiser-Machead: I lol'd at the lobster judges presiding, and I sort of like CrustaStun. Better than Stungeness Crab more » Mongoose: As someone who has killed, cooked, and served over a half-million lobsters in his lifetime; I heartily endorse this sort of device. Mind, Lobsters ar... more » Sonicslasher: Words and patience don't stop a druggie on LSD. #tasers more » P3nnst8r: DON'T TASE ME.... Oh, really? Well, go ahead then, bro. #tasers more » Coolmodo: I'm shocked by the results of this study. more » brdystyls006: I am sorry but just the thought of being tased wouldn't be (given it acts on your nervous system) safer. Yes I would agree that not having to beat the... more » B3ND3R: I have no problem with police using tasers. I have a huge problem with the use of tasers being the default response for every situation. It is incre... more » Hello Mister Walrus: Since we're talking about this, is there a study on the relative dangers of candle wax, whipping and voluntary asphyxiation? You never know when you m... more » AyeEye: To be politically correct it should be "alleged perpetrator" (I hate that word) ... When the police are in a position to need the baton or taser t... more » -
#tasers
Lobster Taser: Now We've Tasered Everything
The lobster taser, which looks to me mostly like a lobster photocopier, is supposedly a more humane way of dispatching the delicious bottomfeeders than the normal "stab in the brain" or "boil alive" methods. Also, tasers. More » -
#studies
Tasers Are Safer Than Fists and Batons, Less Safe Than Not Beating People Up
A new study by the University of Pennsylvania has found that it's safer for cops to use tasers to subdue perps than their fists and batons. But safest of all? Using words and patience. More » -
#tasers
WTF? Police Taser Legless Man in Wheelchair
Internal Affairs are investigating witness reports that Merced police twice Tasered a 40 year-old double-amputee because he had a "big mouth". Initial charges against him were dropped, so how much resistance could he have put up? Talk about overkill. More » -
#wtf
Tasers Include Hidden Feature: Set Suspects on Fire
Poor Officer Lanham of the Lancaster PD: A day after he got his shiny new Taser he had to go through some additional training. Turns that firefighting skills are a must after tasering a guy who'd been huffing keyboard cleaner. More » -
#tasers
Texas Cops Break Out the Taser on a 72-Year-Old Woman for Being Old and Curmudgeonly
Despite the fact that tasing a full-grown man borders on excessive, a Texas cop found it necessary to tase a 72-year-old woman because she was yelling at him. And the slightly horrific, slightly hilarious farce was all caught on camera. More » -
#tasers
Frame-By-Frame Taser Test Shows Off This Guy's "Oh Face"
This morning, police in Lancaster Pennsylvania showed off their brand new X26 Tasers to the public by electrocuting some unfortunate dude and posting the results online in an embarrassing frame-by-frame test. More » -
#tasers
'Don't Tase Me Bro' Automata Lets You Relive the Fun Over and Over Again
We all love the video of Andrew Meyer getting tased and yelling "Don't Tase Me, Bro!" but what if you aren't near a computer? Now you can relive the magic offline. More » -
#badideas
World's Smartest Prison Officer Fired After Using a Stun Gun on Visiting Children
Bad idea: using a taser on someone who's done nothing wrong. Very, very bad idea: using a taser on a bunch of kids visiting a prison for Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day. More » -
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#ouch
One in Ten Tasers Are Defective, Voltage "Exceeds Manufacturer's Specifications"
Yikes. The Canadian province of Alberta called in 400 of its police tasers for a study on their effectiveness, and what did they find? Over 10% unleash more voltage than they should. More » -
#tasemebro
"Want To See How Painful Our Stun Guns Are? Let Me Show You... On Myself!"
Showing a dedication to lightning reviews we could never hope to emulate, this Japanese stun gun company's president tested out his products on himself. That's right, we said PRODUCTS. More »
