More than 300 deaths have occurred from law enforcement officers using tasers in the United States. Tasers are taking lives not saving lives. Many times personal injury and wrongful death because of police brutality are directly related to the use of tasers. The word "Taser" is an acronym for a juvenile adventure book character, Tom Swift, Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle. A taser is termed by its product manufacturer as a Conducted Energy Device (CED). This is simply a weapon used by law enforcement officers nationwide and is no child's play. The commonly used weapon shoots two dart-like electrodes at its victims which then sends electric shocks through the wires to stun the victim into submission. The clever terminology for causing extreme pain and, basically temporary paralysis by taser professionals is "neuromuscular incapacitation". The taser electric shock weapon is touted as "non-lethal" and a safe, alternative way to subdue a criminal without excessive force or a deadly weapon. Tasers are being used recklessly and carelessly by law enforcement personnel throughout the United States. If someone in your family has died, while in police custody, after they have suffered a taser electrocution, you may have a claim. Police brutality law suits are complex especially when a taser is involved. Contacting a Texas personal injury lawyer experienced in litigating wrongful death cases involving a taser may help you and your family recover.
