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"I am strongly in favor of using poisoned gas against uncivilized tribes. The moral effect should be good...and it would spread a lively terror.... "-- Winston Churchill commenting on the British use of poison gas against the Iraqis after World War I

 

Head of Taser distributor in France arrested

French police arrested the head of a company that distributes stun guns in France for Scottsdale-based Taser International Inc. on Tuesday, according to foreign news reports.

Authorities detained Antoine Di Zazzo and nine other people, including police officers and private detectives, on suspicion that they spied on Olivier Besancenot, a former presidential candidate in France who publicly questioned the safety of Taser’s devices, reports stated.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

It's very clear that anyone who makes a living selling and distributing tasers, those allegedly "less than lethal" weapons, wouldn't want the safety of these weapons challenged.

As reported here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/26/business/26taser.html?ex=1259211600&...

"The growing use of Tasers is disconcerting because their risks have not been properly studied, biomedical engineers say. More than 70 people have died since 2001 after being shocked with Tasers, mainly from heart or respiratory failure."

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