Apparently this man caught fire after being Tased by cops in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio. While it is entirely possible that the Taser burned him it’s also possible that young Daniel Wood here spontaneously combusted. → Read More
You know you’ve made it when your product gets the Hello Kitty treatment. This hot pink Hello Kitty Taser is perfect for the man or woman on the go who requires the best in personal protection but isn’t willing to sacrifice style.
UPDATE: This has been confirmed as fake by Taser. → Read More
Taser inventor Jack Cover died of pneumonia last Saturday at 88 years of age. A life-long inventor, Cover began work on the Taser in the 1960s before it finally saw widespread use in the 1990s. → Read More
Ah, memorable quotes. "Where’s the beef?" Brilliant. "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." Powerful. "Bus driver, move that bus." Silly. The Yale Book of Quotations has published its list of the ten most memorable quotes from the past year. Numbers ten through five include a bunch of stuff from government types, followed by Don Imus’ famous… → Read More
What do you get when you mix bored police with frantic immigrants and a raucous, confusing immigrations hall? A dead Pole whose mother was waiting for him at the arrivals terminal. Dazed and confused after more than 15 hours of travel, unable to communicate in English and scared because he couldn’t find his mother, Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski was jolted by a taser just 24 seconds… → Read More
To the more than 10,000 law enforcement agencies who use them, Taser-style stun guns probably seem like a godsend — a quick jolt of electricity and even the brawniest and most berserk criminal can be brought to the ground. No guns, no deaths and no permanent damage. Or so Taser International, the weapon’s manufacturer, would have you believe. However, a CrunchGear investigation paints… → Read More
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