‘In what is being heralded as a landmark
decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
recently declared that police officers could be held liable for using a
Taser without proper cause. And in making their determination, the
court also set new legal parameters on how law enforcement is to use
Tasers, stating, “The objective facts must indicate that the suspect
poses an immediate threat to the officer or a member of the public.”
The federal finding substantially changes the landscape of Taser usage,
and may signal the end of Tasers for law enforcement agencies who are
now more vulnerable to civil and criminal action then ever before.’
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