90% of Taser Death Victims are Unarmed

AllGov
Mar. 19, 2012

Although the Taser™ was invented to give law enforcement a non-lethal alternative to the handgun for subduing uncooperative or even violent suspects, more than 500 Americans have been killed by Tasers since their use began to take off in 2001, which is almost one per week. According to a 2008 Amnesty International Report that examined more than 300 deaths, 90% of Taser death victims are unarmed. Tasers and similar stun weapons (also known as Conducted Energy Devices) shoot two barbed metal darts into a person’s body, where they deliver a shock of up to 50,000 volts, incapacitating them by disrupting the neuromuscular system. There is no disagreement that being shot with a Taser is generally less injurious and less likely to cause death than being shot with a gun, although the experience is very painful. Further, manufacturer Taser International claims that use of the Taser has saved thousands of lives.

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