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Sample questions from the New York lieutenant's study guide illustrate just how specific: Under what circumstances may a stun gun be used to restrain an emotionally disturbed person? Under what circumstances can a child be removed from his or her home? What information can be made available to the press when an arrest is made...
...attracted to hockey. As they matured, so goes the rinkside chatter, Boitano became the "technical" Brian, long on consistency, short on artistry. Orser is the "theatrical" Brian, capable of delivering explosive performances when he isn't unhinged by nerves. But such nugget-size insights are misleading. Boitano can also stun the crowd with his flare, and Orser can draw gasps for his technical brilliance. So when the battle of the Brians is settled in the Olympic Saddledome on Feb. 20, barring cataclysm, injury or a Soviet upset, predicting the outcome is a matter of Yogi Berra-like simplicity: whichever Brian...
...even more shocking. Cabbies, alarmed by a recent wave of attacks by passengers, are eyeing a device called le siege qui brule, the hot seat. Wires beneath the rear seats are connected to the taxi's battery. The driver can step on a pedal to deliver enough electricity to stun even a crazed gunman...
...have to admit it ... I went into the experience with my Cynic Ray set to stun. I had visions of Michael Jackson teaching HAL the computer to moonwalk, Coppola making a cameo appearance as Jabba the Hut belching 3-D jelly donuts, all to the tune of "Billy Jean," with brand new Eastman-Kodak lyrics...
...missionary medicine man has been using a crude version of the police stun gun, a weapon more commonly employed to subdue emotionally disturbed suspects. He says that lives have also been saved by tapping power from the outboard motor of a canoe. Though snakebite experts say Guderian's treatment defies explanation, as word of his shocking cure has spread, pilots, missionaries and mining-company employees have begun carrying stun guns into the jungle...