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GP Police Chiefs Back Use of Taser
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia police chiefs group is backing use of Taser stun guns but recommending tighter controls, better training
and restrictions of sales to the public.
An ad-hoc committee of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police compiled the 54-page report released yesterday to create
uniform guidelines for use of the Taser guns. The committee concluded that the Taser is an appropriate and effective tool for law enforcement when used the proper way.
The committee also noted that the Taser -- like any other weapon -- may be misused or abused. The report says -- quote -- "The
committee condemns the use of the electronic control weapon by law enforcement in the field as punishment or to cause pain."
The report's recommendations include creating a Georgia Peace Officers Standards Training Council certification for Taser use and
standardized Taser training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.
The report says six people in Georgia have died after being shocked with the Taser. Medical examiners in all of those cases found that the deaths were NOT caused by the Taser.
The deaths include two people who were shocked by deputies in Houston County in middle Georgia and one man who died in Gwinnett
County.
In the Gwinnett County case, the widow of the jail inmate who died days after officers shocked him with a Taser says she will file a lawsuit.
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia police chiefs group is backing use of Taser stun guns but recommending tighter controls, better training
and restrictions of sales to the public.
An ad-hoc committee of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police compiled the 54-page report released yesterday to create
uniform guidelines for use of the Taser guns. The committee concluded that the Taser is an appropriate and effective tool for law enforcement when used the proper way.
The committee also noted that the Taser -- like any other weapon -- may be misused or abused. The report says -- quote -- "The
committee condemns the use of the electronic control weapon by law enforcement in the field as punishment or to cause pain."
The report's recommendations include creating a Georgia Peace Officers Standards Training Council certification for Taser use and
standardized Taser training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.
The report says six people in Georgia have died after being shocked with the Taser. Medical examiners in all of those cases found that the deaths were NOT caused by the Taser.
The deaths include two people who were shocked by deputies in Houston County in middle Georgia and one man who died in Gwinnett
County.
In the Gwinnett County case, the widow of the jail inmate who died days after officers shocked him with a Taser says she will file a lawsuit.