Medical journal calls for review of Taser safety

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An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal is calling for more study of the health risks posed by stun guns.

The opinion piece released on Thursday argues that Taser use is a public health issue, and Canadian officials should not be relying on the manufacturer, Taser International, or its paid research to determine if stun guns are safe.


They're safe ! Trust us ! We got all this research we paid for that says so ! And a whole bunch more we paid for that says otherwise , but no one needs to know about that stuff , we burned those reports real good !


"Make that data available to independent qualified researchers, epidemiologists that could answer the questions as to whether or not the use of this device has indeed saved lives of law enforcement personnel and suspects as has been claimed, or whether it has not," Stanbrook said.


Independent researchers ? Ones not under our control ? Whooooaaa Nelly ! Lets not get too hasty here ! We don't have to get that far , do we ? Maybe we'll just hang onto that data and not let anyone see it. Anything else would probably be bad for business.


More than 300 people in North America, including 20 in Canada, have died after being struck by a Taser.



Stanbrook said the Journal was mindful that an inquiry in Dziekanski's death begins next week and that he's hopeful the journal editorial may be useful information for the inquiry.


In other words, Taser wont tell you squat so you have to go in the back door to find out anything.

Our product is a stun gun it harms no one ! Honest ! but no we don't let you see the research data , and don't even think of mentioning all those corpses piling up because of tasers. That wasn't our fault !!!

Why am I reminded of the Chinese government in all of this ? Do they take lessons from each other ?