Fury as ‘lethal’ Taser use on children rises - UK / News & Views / The Sunday Post
But lawyer Sophie Khan, who specialises in Taser-related injuries, called for a ban on their use on under-18s.
She said: “There is a serious risk a child could die and people will ask if we need them at all.”
She added Tasers were becoming the first resort for police officers rather than used as a safer alternative to firearms.
http://www.sundaypost.com/news-views/uk/fury-as-lethal-taser-use-on-children-rises-1.146014
Sunday 27 October 2013
Quoted in International Business Times - 26 October 2013
UK Police Taser One Child Per Day - IBTimes UK
Sophie Khan, director of advice service Police Action Centre, is one of the most vocal critics of the use of tasers on young children. "The taser has the potential to cause serious injury and it is hoped that lessons can now be learnt, not just by Merseyside Police, but all police forces, that the taser is not a tool, " said Khan.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/517149/20131026/tasers-uk-used-children-taser-deaths-stats.htm
Sophie Khan, director of advice service Police Action Centre, is one of the most vocal critics of the use of tasers on young children. "The taser has the potential to cause serious injury and it is hoped that lessons can now be learnt, not just by Merseyside Police, but all police forces, that the taser is not a tool, " said Khan.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/517149/20131026/tasers-uk-used-children-taser-deaths-stats.htm
Quoted on Daily Mail Online - 26 October 2013
Police are using high-voltage Tasers on children as young as 11 almost every day, new figures reveal | Mail Online
Sophie Khan, solicitor-advocate specialising in Taser-related injuries and director of Police Action Centre, said she was appalled by the findings – and called for the use of Tasers on children to be prohibited.
‘It is shocking that Tasers have been used on under 18s nearly once a day for the last two years,’ she said.
‘Tasers should only be used on children and young adults if there is no other feasible way to restrain them due to the specific health risks they could suffer. If the Taser is fired at their chest there is a higher risk they will suffer a cardiac arrest.
‘The statistics show that the Taser is being used in contravention of the Taser Policy and Guidance, due to the dramatic increase in their use on under 18’s. This needs to be addressed by the police forces immediately before there is a serious injury caused to a child or young adults.’
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Tasers and the law - BBC News Online 22 October 2013
Tasers and the law
Sophie Khan, director of the Police Action Centre, that investigates Taser use by police, said: "The Taser should only be used when there is a life-threatening incident to members of the public or the police.
"The Taser is a firearm not an officer safety tool and should not be used for compliance. The Taser Policy and Guidance makes it clear that use in a restricted space, such as a police van, is not allowed. And although it has taken four years for Mr McArdle's appeal against Merseyside Police to be upheld, it is reassuring that disciplinary action has now been taken against the officers involved.
"The Taser has the potential to cause serious injury and it is hoped that lessons can now be learnt, not just by Merseyside Police, but all police forces that the Taser is not a tool."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-24620997
Interviewed in BBC Radio Merseyside on Mr McArdle's appeal against Merseyside Police
BBC Radio Merseyside - Sean Styles, 22/10/2013 http://bbc.in/H8d3uj
Interviewed in BBC Radio Merseyside on Mr McArdle's appeal against Merseyside Police
BBC Radio Merseyside - Sean Styles, 22/10/2013 http://bbc.in/H8d3uj
Tuesday 15 October 2013
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