The Business of Tasers
ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article
via The Chicago Reporter
“When Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced late last year that the Chicago Police Department would double the number of Tasers in its possession, stock prices jumped for Taser International, one of the biggest names in law enforcement technology.
The company, which is cozy with former police chiefs and law enforcement officials, could make millions if it secures new contracts with the city’s Police Department.
As leaders in Chicago and other cities face public pressure over high-profile officer-involved shootings, they are responding by ordering more body cameras and Tasers – electroshock weapons that supporters bill as non-lethal. Yet a rash of lawsuits and studies – and Taser-related deaths – raises questions about support for equipping more police officers with the device.”
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