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Black Lives Matter co-founder cousin death

Cousin of BLM co-founder dies in hospital; video shows police repeatedly use Taser on him

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Taser-equipped drone project on hold. Ethics board members resigned over weaponized drones in communities of color

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Black clergy call for firing, prosecution of officers involved in death of Indianapolis man   

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Pittsburgh fires five officers involved in tasing Black man 8 times before he died 

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said Wednesday that Jim Rogers “didn’t deserve to lose his life at the hands of city police officers.”
/ March 24, 2022

Video shows police use stun gun on NBA’s Jaxson Hayes

The LAPD is looking into the case “due to the possibility of force being applied to Hayes’ neck during the use of force.”
/ August 28, 2021

Florida trooper tases boy, 16, in girlfriend’s backyard, security footage shows

Florida trooper George Smyrnios is captured on video approaching teen Jack Rodeman — who he said looked “suspicious” — with his Taser drawn.
/ June 24, 2021

Video shows South Carolina deputies tase Black man before dying in jail

Jamal Sutherland, who battled mental health issues, was repeatedly subjected to a Taser and pepper sprayed in a jail cell.
/ May 15, 2021
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Texas teen yells for his father before he’s tackled, tased by police in viral video

Zekee Rayford’s violent arrest and tasing by police in Schertz, Texas in front of his home was captured in a viral video.
/ November 5, 2020
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Ben Carson: Rayshard Brooks shooting ‘not clear-cut’ like George Floyd’s

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson thinks Rayshard Brooks’ death is not the same as George Floyd’s. He said the circumstance is not precise.
/ June 14, 2020
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Florida cops strike wheelie-popping teen’s bike, then use taser on him

A 15-year-old tried to run from cops who were investigating a rash of burglaries, but when they caught the innocent boy, they chose to shock him as well
/ July 24, 2019