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...Shoot a man with a Taser, and you disable him for five seconds. Teach the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) to use Tasers, and we’re going to have a problem on our hands for a long time. The CPD’s plan to arm some of its officers with Tasers is a waste of taxpayer funds, and, more importantly, a threat to public safety. While officers contend that the 50,000-volt stun guns are necessary in order to subdue drug users and the mentally ill, who apparently have preternaturally high pain tolerances, the weapons simply...
...shoot for a target of balance that mirrors the demographics of the K-8 population,” Walser said. “That definition of balance I think is somewhat out of whack with the demographics of young families seeking to get into kindergarten...
...today, given increased global interdependence and fewer territorial conflicts among nations. “The time is right for disarmament,” Blix said, adding that nuclear weapons are unnecessary in conflicts with terrorists. Using a nuclear weapon against a terrorist is “like trying to shoot mosquitos with cannons,” he said, citing a Swedish proverb. Blix criticized current US policy and said international cooperation is necessary to prevent nuclear proliferation. “I have the feeling they think anyone outside the Beltway might be a nuclear proliferator,” he said...
...testified on Tuesday that Girouard called his squad members in for a meeting after the detainees had been readied for transport. There, according to Hunsaker, Girouard told them about what the officer had said, adding: "He tells us cut the ties [on the detainees' wrists], let them loose, and shoot them...
...After the men were shot, said Hunsaker, Girouard slashed Hunsaker's face and punched Clagett, apparently to give them the appearance that they'd been injured by the detainees, saying, "It's got to look good," Hunsaker recalled. Clagett also testified that Girouard told them to shoot the detainees. A recent arrival to the squad, Clagett said he agreed because he felt that it was a kind of "initiation...