Warning: Do Not ‘Self-Tazer’

from police oracle, 17 February 2010: “As tazer continues to be rolled out across British police forces, a retired police officer – now living abroad – who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary sent us this true(?) story: ‘Last weekend I saw something at ‘Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop’ that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt pocket-sized tazer. The effects of the tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety…. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and…” more