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Multiple product redesigns and one "Don't Tase me, bro" incident later, the Taser remains contentious--although Cover never doubted his invention's mission. "I would rather see someone get shot with a Taser gun," he said, "than a real...
Remember University of Florida student Andrew Meyer? He's the one who raised a ruckus during a talk by Senator John Kerry before being dragged out by campus officers who proceeded to use a Taser on the young man. "Don't tase me, bro!" It was a cry for help, it was a t-shirt slogan, it was fodder for numerous YouTube video remixes. Funny stuff, right? Well, Amnesty International does not agree. For years, the human rights group has released reports detailing their continuing concerns over the use of stun guns. Their latest again looks at deaths from Taser...
Though the Taser has been around for more than 30 years, the brand-name stun gun gained new notoriety last month when Andrew Meyer, a 21-year-old student, scuffled with University of Florida police and uttered his now infamous entreaty "Don't tase me, bro!" - just moments before he, in fact, got tased. The rather dramatic incident, captured on camera and uploaded to YouTube, spawned a catchy new anti-establishment anthem, picked up and repeated mostly by college students. But it has also renewed questions about whether Tasers pose any danger, and whether the police are using them...
Patients who have had part of their stomachs removed for gastric ulcer, along with victims of ulcerative colitis, diabetes, and a variety of abdominal disorders, including acute intestinal infections, are all especially liable to lac-tase-deficiency difficulties. Now that the results of research in lactase function are being drawn to doctors' attention for use in their daily practice, the A.M.A. Journal has been moved to rhapsodize editorially: "What a joy to the clinician to find the arcane skills of research scientists directed to such matters as bloating, flatulence, cramps and diarrhea!" The Journal adds: "Some patients will...
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