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- noun Plural form of
taser . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
taser .
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Examples
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Hi-tech weapons such as tasers could actually make matters worse in the hands of nervous inexperienced policemen or women.
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The best way to confront those would be the small but powerful 'tasers' so to speak and those surely exist.
OpEdNews - Diary: You cannot consider yourself a progressive IF 2009
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Federation President John Delmonico suggested that inhibiting the use of weapons such as tasers could force officers to use deadly force if deemed necessary.
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Back in April, the Minneapolis Police Federation was up in arms over plans to limit the use of "security tools," such as tasers and pepper spray, in an effort to lessen the potential for abuse.
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Nevertheless, while the use of non-lethal weapons such as tasers and LEDIs may not necessarily reduce the number of civilian casualties, they have been largely accepted as the humane alternative to deadly force because they make the use of force appear far less dramatic and violent than it has in the past.
John W. Whitehead: Compliance Weapons: One Step Closer to a Police State? 2008
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This included the sale of "tasers" which could shoot "fishhook" darts on wires into victims up to ten metres away, and stun belts, which were strapped to prisoners and operated by remote control devices.
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He indicated that he did not consider LRAD technology to be a non-lethal weapon, such as tasers and pepper spray, then deferred other questions on this topic pending results of a public records request submitted by ECM.
Signs of the Times 2009
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We gave Police new crime fighting tools, such as tasers, and introduced 11 new pieces of legislation giving Police greater powers to tackle New Zealand's most hardened criminals.
ScreenTalk 2009
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The package includes state-of-the-art "hasty road blocks," tasers, "non-lethal" bullets, shields and batons.
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Hmm lets see. .*grabs teabagger and tosses them in the water and then tasers them* Interesting ..
Think Progress » Army Secretary says Gates has placed a de facto moratorium on DADT discharges. 2010
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