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Infliction of Fear with Tasers Unconstitutional

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Threats by Staff, Stun Guns/Tasers. Location: Nevada.

Infliction of Fear With Tasers Unconstitutional

A federal district court in Nevada held that a prisoner had stated an Eighth amendment claim when he alleged that a guard had threatened to shoot him with a taser gun for no apparent reason. Guards cannot aim taser guns at prisoners for the ...

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