Did California police use a Taser on an unarmed, legless man in a wheelchair?

It's as if they know nothing will happen to them. Much more at the link.

MERCED, Calif. — The Merced Police Department's Internal Affairs Division is investigating whether an officer twice used a Taser on an unarmed, wheelchair-bound man with no legs.

The man who was Tasered, Gregory Williams, 40, a double-leg amputee, spent six days in jail on suspicion of domestic violence and resisting arrest, but the Merced County District Attorney's office hasn't filed any charges.

Williams is black, and the two main arresting officers are white, but it's unknown whether race played any role in the incident.

Williams, who was released from jail on Friday, said he was manhandled and Tasered by police, even though he said he was never physically aggressive toward the officers and didn't resist arrest.

New Taser device can shock 3 people without reload

Noooo, no possibility of abuse here. Pam's been chronicling the previous instances of abuse here.

FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz.---- Taser International has introduced its first new stun gun since 2003: a device capable of shocking three people without being reloaded.

"This is as big a step as when firearms went from a muzzle loader to the revolver," company CEO Rick Smith said. "If I was a cop, I'd want to carry one."

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The new device was unveiled Monday at the Scottsdale-based company's annual conference with a demonstration by Smith and his brother, Taser International Chairman Tom Smith. Hundreds of law enforcement officers applauded after watching the two fire rounds of barbed wire at metal targets.

Fred Cheatham, an officer with Escondido police in California, said the new Taser seemed bulky but he liked that it could be fired three times without reloading.

"I can see a lot of applications for that," Cheatham said.

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