U-W Professor Conducts Controversial Taser Study

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Many law enforcement personnel across North America are taking Tasers with them on patrol. Backers of the stun-guns say they keep police from resorting to lethal force in nabbing suspects. But critics say the devices may have caused at least 100 deaths. A U-W researcher’s checking that out. But his study is setting off a debate as charged as the Tasers themselves. Brian Bull reports…

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