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Weapons: Tasers not that safe
Posted by MasterPaint on Monday, July 26 @ 19:58:53 MDT (1079 reads)
Topic Weapons, how they are bad
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Anonymous writes "http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/news/30516.php
Medical examiners in three cases involving suspects who died in police custody cited Tasers as a cause or a contributing factor in the deaths, The Arizona Republic reported. In two other cases, Tasers could not be ruled out as a cause of death.
A small number of independent studies, including one issued by the British government in 2002, found that the weapon's safety has not been proved.
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Weapons: Patriot 'Blue-on-Blue': the plot thickens
Posted by TeamPaint on Tuesday, July 06 @ 16:36:42 MDT (1369 reads)
Topic Weapons, how they are bad
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Anonymous writes "http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/06/patriot_plot_thickens/
Rigg's latest report suggests that the Patriot system had persistently failed in correctly identifying hostile targets. Significantly, it reveals that there was a false missile firing incident just hours before the Tornado met its end. Furthermore, it contains evidence that Patriot's failings are being ignored, or even covered up, to protect several big-bucks contracts to supply the system to foreign governments."
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