October 5, 2007
After U. of Florida Incident, Campus Police Debate Whether to Use Tasers to Subdue Students
Tasers are designed to stun their victims, but they can shock observers, too. Two graphic episodes — recorded on video and posted online — have generated great controversy in the past year, first at the University of California at Los Angeles and more recently at the University of Florida. Student protesters and others argue that the high-voltage devices should be banned from college campuses.
But police officers now commonly wield the futuristic weapons.
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