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Re: Tarrant County Sheriff turns down Tasers
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:43 pm
by jbirds1210
jbirds1210 wrote:casingpoint wrote:a feather can be a deadly weapon.
Try selling that to a jury.
If the feather in question was a deadly weapon, I would have no problem telling a jury.

I would also have no problem hearing it.
I would really want to know how much cocaine the decedent had ingested prior to the plumage pummeling.
Jason
Re: Tarrant County Sheriff turns down Tasers
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:44 am
by joe817
To add to the controversy:
"PHOENIX - Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation not to shoot its stun guns at a suspect's chest.
The Arizona-based company says such action poses a risk — albeit extremely low — of an "adverse cardiac event."
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