Thursday 09 September 2010
Human rights group wins legal battle against Taser maker
A municipal policeman in Nice poses with the Taser X26 model
Reuters
By Jan van der Made

A Paris court has ruled against the stun gun maker Taser in a denigration case, which opposed the gun maker to a French human rights group. The French police currently employs tasers as a non-lethal alternative to guns. However, human rights groups says they will lead to an escalation of violence.

tags : France - Justice
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