Comments on: Stun Guns and Torture at the Push of a Button

By: Shocking Video Shows Man Tasered to Death at Vancouver Airport « JONATHAN TURLEY

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:08:02 +0000

[...] There is no question that the man had engaged in property destruction, but even after the first taser and the man is down, a voice can be heard calling for a second shot. One of the police officers appears to have his knee on the man’s neck despite ample restraint from numerous officers. The use of this technology can be the subject of past criticism, including this prior column by clicking here [...]

By: Meyer Case Raises Significant Questions of Campus Speech and Student Responsibilities « JONATHAN TURLEY

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:16:51 +0000

[...] as I have previously written, there is a disturbing use of these devices in courtrooms. Click here for a prior [...]

By: Questions Over Use of New Military “Ray Gun” « JONATHAN TURLEY

Questions Over Use of New Military “Ray Gun” « JONATHAN TURLEY — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:20:01 +0000

[...] There remains serious legal questions over these devices, which may be used domestically. Pain is pain under the law — whether caused by real fire or perceived fire. Morever, the use of such a device on a large crowd could pose problems for the very old or the very young or pregnant individuals. This is not to say that non-lethal research is a poor investment. It has much promise but it will be a challenge to fit these devices into more forms of crowd control such a tear gas and will require much study. There have already been problems in the expanded use of stun belts in courts, for example. click here [...]