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Three deaths prompt San Mateo County supervisors' meeting on Taser saftey

Original post made on Feb 13, 2019

Representatives of the company that manufactures Taser stun guns defended the safety of the devices at a Feb. 11 special meeting of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors held to investigate the use of the electronic control weapons in the wake of three deaths last year.

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Posted by Beth
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Feb 13, 2019 at 12:33 pm

I'd like to see an accounting of tasers and their usage on a monthly basis by each municipality until we have a complete picture of their safety in the hands of law enforcement, as well as their need.

Who decides that someone has a mind-body disconnect, the one with the taser?

I'm very concerned about the militarization of our forces. Is there resident oversight of the Menlo Park Police Department? If not, why not?

Maybe they are safer, so let's find out.

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Posted by Michael G. Stogner
a resident of another community
on Feb 13, 2019 at 4:52 pm

Thomas A. Swift Electronic Rifle = TASER

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