In the early 2000s, when police began buying the stun guns in significant numbers, Taser International marketed them as a “non-lethal” or “less lethal” alternative for controlling ...

Attorneys for former Harris County Deputy Garrett Hardin have suggested the alleged pain he felt as an accused shoplifter grabbed his Taser and pulled the trigger was justification enough to shoot ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Taser that Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr wrestled Patrick Lyoya for control over was deployed twice without hitting a target. But the weapon could still ...

Hidden in the logs, we found a story of excessive Taser use in Mississippi that had gone unnoticed for years. Officers are supposed to avoid shocking anyone for longer than 15 seconds during an ...