Wednesday, October 13, 2010

 
Australian police Tasers 'used on mentally ill'

Australian police are using Taser guns against people with mental illness in a disproportionately high number of cases, a five-year study says.

Specialist forces in Victoria used Tasers in 83 incidents - 85% of cases involved a person with a mental illness and 28% of those targeted were unarmed...

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