Believing tasers to do far more harm
than good, to kill far more people than they save and that they leave the
public wide open to abuse and unjust suffering, we call for an end to the use
of these weapons. As the vast majority
of people killed by tasers were unarmed and alone, we say ‘No more deaths’, ban
the taser now. Before another pregnant
woman, another blind man, handcuffed youth, or unarmed teenager is dropped to
the concrete by 50,000 volts of electricity surging through their body, before
another young life is cold in the grave, we say ban this sinister new weapon
that has no legitimate place in a civilized society.
Sometimes people get the idea that to be anti-taser, you have to be anti-police. This is an absurd assumption to make. We realize the police have to deal with extremely dangerous situations and people, but we Brits have always prided ourselves on our unarmed police, and see the cattle-prod as an insult to our Human dignity. Whilst the police need to protect themselves when dealing with violent people, there are many more safe and humane technologies available, such as nets, or even tranquilizer darts. The taser has already done a great deal to harm the image of the police and this will take time to remedy. The taser will inevitably disappear soon, as the reality of its consequences rapidly overtakes the myth of its safety and effectiveness. Until that time, we ask you to remember the many people who have been killed by tasers and to protect the living by signing the Abolish Taser Petition.
Sometimes people get the idea that to be anti-taser, you have to be anti-police. This is an absurd assumption to make. We realize the police have to deal with extremely dangerous situations and people, but we Brits have always prided ourselves on our unarmed police, and see the cattle-prod as an insult to our Human dignity. Whilst the police need to protect themselves when dealing with violent people, there are many more safe and humane technologies available, such as nets, or even tranquilizer darts. The taser has already done a great deal to harm the image of the police and this will take time to remedy. The taser will inevitably disappear soon, as the reality of its consequences rapidly overtakes the myth of its safety and effectiveness. Until that time, we ask you to remember the many people who have been killed by tasers and to protect the living by signing the Abolish Taser Petition.
Please print out some flyers, cut them up and distribute
them…. Thanks!
SIGN HERE:
Moberly, Missouri T.A.S.E.R. Victim Memorial
British Heart Foundation:
Physiological
effects of Electricity:
A list of the Tasered-Dead….
Taser Safety
Issues:
RESIST CARDIAC ARREST – The Limpet No.53: A selection of taser videos, an in-depth
investigation into the whole subject of tasers, a letter to Parliament &
the launch of a public safety campaign: http://savetheholyheadland.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/test-do-not-publish.html
Text of the United Nations Convention Against
Torture:
Andrew
George is MP for West
Cornwall, NOT Plymouth, where Andrew Pimlott died following the incident
involving a police taser and inflammable fuel.
However, I have asked Mr George to take action on tasers many times in
the past. Please consider e-mailing or
writing to your local MP and telling them your views on tasers.
OVERSEAS READERS: Why
not consider writing to your political
representatives about tasers. Has your government signed Article 22 of the
UNCAT? Without it you have no legal
protection against torture – with it you have a legal basis on which to
challenge taser.
Contact details for Attorney General:
Association of Chief Police Officers:
More information on
tasers:
If you check through the ‘Blog Archive’ at the top of the
page, you can find numerous other articles concerning the work of RESIST
CARDIAC ARREST and the campaign against stun guns…
