Thursday 11 July 2013

Quoted in The Independent 11 July 2013- Fresh concern raised over Taser safety after seventh death in 10 years

Sophie Khan, an advocate solicitor who specialises in Taser-related injuries, said the devices were legally classified as firearms and were not simply for officer protection. She said they should only be deployed in life-threatening situations.
"We are going to see a massive increase in the use of Tasers when the latest figures are published in September. But there are no statistics to show that police are now in more danger. We ask where is the evidence? It is a hypothetical scenario they are creating which does not exist," she said.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/fresh-concern-raised-over-taser-safety-after-seventh-death-in-10-years-8702251.html#

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