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Updated: 1:52 PM Mar 17, 2010
Charlotte Family Sues Company That Makes Taser Stun Guns
A maker of electronic stun guns is being sued by the family of a North Carolina teen killed after he was shocked with one of the weapons.
Posted: 12:40 PM Mar 17, 2010 |
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A maker of electronic stun guns is being sued by the family of a North Carolina teen killed after he was shocked with one of the weapons.
The Charlotte Observer reported the lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court and doesn't list a specific monetary amount. The lawsuit says Taser International didn't warn its customers that the weapon could be lethal if deployed near the chest.
Seventeen-year-old Darryl Wayne Turner died of cardiac arrest in March 2008 after a confrontation with police at a grocery store where Turner had worked. The city of Charlotte paid $625,000 to Turner's family last August, although the city didn't admit wrongdoing.
A spokesman for Taser International says the Arizona-based company doesn't comment on pending litigation, but stands behind the safety of its products.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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True American: I've asked folks to do this before,and now I'll ask you: Please Google-search "Me,The Lousy Cop", find it,and read it carefully. Thanks.
May the slain victim find his place in heaven. May the officer never even see the gates.
Sarah: Walking past the officer and ignoring his commands is a form of resisting,hence the taser was used. Officers across the country have used their tasers in literally thousands of incidents with no deaths. They have come to prefer using the taser rather than having to resort to the more violent method of fists and batons. Again,if the guy had just complied rather than resisted,none of this would've happened...i.e.,he brought it all upon himself.
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