Audubon Ballroon (he/him)The deaths of 500 people following police use of Tasers underscores the need for tighter rules limiting the use of such weapons in law enforcement,
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Amnesty International said. According to data collected by Amnesty International, at least 500 people in the USA have died since 2001 after being shocked with Tasers either during their arrest or while in jail. On 13 February [2012], Johnnie Kamahi Warren was the latest to die
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after a police officer in Dothan, Alabama deployed a Taser on him at least twice. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2012/02/usa-stricter-limits-urged-deaths-following-police-taser-use-reach/
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USA: Stricter limits urged as deaths following police Taser use reach 500
The deaths of 500 people following police use of Tasers underscores the need for tighter rules limiting the use of such weapons in law enforcement, Amnesty International said. According to data collected by Amnesty International, at least 500 people in the USA have died since 2001 after being shocked with Tasers either during their arrest […]
Kayla Moore, a Black transgender woman, was [murdered] in her apartment by Berkeley police [on February 13th] 2013.
https://kpfa.org/blog/remembering-kayla-moore/
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"They didn't refer to her as a human": Remembering Kayla Moore | KPFA
Kayla Moore, a Black transgender woman, was killed in her apartment by Berkeley police in 2013. Kayla had a history of schizophrenia and was in the middle of a mental health crisis when the police were called to perform a wellness check. Instead, they tried to arrest her. Kayla stopped breathing after half a dozen police officers forcibly held her down. The following is an edited excerpt from a longer interview with Maria Moore, Kayla’s sister. She spoke with KPFA outdoors and through a mask.