Did Court Deal Fatal Blow to Tasers for Police?
New America Media, Commentary, Raj Jayadev and Aram James , Posted: Jan 07, 2010 newstrust_icon = ‘http://newstrust.net/images/ntbuttons/newstrust_review_link.gif’; In what is being heralded as a landmark decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently declared that police officers could be held liable for using a Taser without proper cause. And in making their determination, the court also set new legal parameters on how law enforcement is to use Tasers, stating, “The objective facts must indicate that the suspect poses an immediate threat to the officer or a member of the public.” The federal finding substantially changes the landscape of Taser usage, and may signal the end of Tasers for law enforcement agencies who are now more vulnerable to civil and criminal action then ever before. The decision, which has already caused law enforcement agencies to re-evaluate their Taser policies, stems from a case involving a Coronado police officer, Brian McPherson,
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