Are tasers safe or misused?

[Dr Mordrid]

wonder what the FBI has to say on this subject.....

PDF....

TASER International, in Conjunction with the FBI National Academy Association Presents

TASER®: Use of Force, Risk Management and Legal Strategies Seminars

For Chiefs, Sheriffs, Risk Managers and Legal Advisors
TASER International, through the TASER Training Academy and in conjunction with the FBI National Academy Association, has put together a two-day program specifically designed for law enforcement executives and government risk managers, legal counsels and medical advisors. Topics covered include an overview of TASER electronic control devices, use-of-force legal and policy issues, medical information and risk mitigation
.
Attendees will receive substantial factual information as to how TASER electronic control devices incapacitate individuals, how these devices fit into law enforcement use-of-force deployment strategies, training considerations, various policy recommendations (including IACP, PERF and others), what medical studies are being performed and the current findings, the effects of TASER devices on liability exposures and on reducing officers’ and suspects’ injuries.

Prerequisites: Attendance to this course is limited to current law enforcement executives and their designees, government legal counsels, risk managers and medical advisors.

Cost: Because the information contained in this presentation is of critical importance to law enforcement agencies everywhere, we have decided to offer these seminars free of charge in order to make it available to as many agencies as possible.

See the following page for dates and locations.
>
TASER International, in Conjunction with the FBI National Academy Association
Presents

TASER®: Use of Force, Risk Management and Legal Strategies Seminars
For Chiefs, Sheriffs, Risk Managers and Legal Advisors

Fort Worth, Texas June 11 & 12, 2007
Hosted by the Fort Worth Police Department
1000 Calvert St.
Fort Worth, TX

San Diego, California July 23 & 24, 2007
Hosted by the California State University, San Diego Police Department
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA

Raynham, Massachusetts August 20 & 21, 2007
Hosted by the Raynham Police Department
700 Myles Standish Blvd.
Taunton, MA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 24 & 25, 2007
Hosted by the Justice Institute of British Columbia
715 McBride Blvd.
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Atlanta, Georgia October 29 & 30, 2007
Hosted by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office
75 Langley, Dr.
Lawrenceville, GA

[az]

You realize this is not an answer. But I'll stay out of this thread...