Mom Tasered in front of kids ‘posed no threat’

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By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 8:53 a.m. CT, Fri., Aug 14, 2009
How does a law-abiding mom driving home with two kids end up being Tasered, handcuffed and arrested — while her children are left alone for 40 minutes in the car, waiting for someone to come get them?

That’s a question that Audra Harmon hopes will be answered by a lawsuit she has filed against the Onondaga County (N.Y.) Sheriff’s Department. In the process, she and her attorney told TODAY’s Meredith Vieira Friday in New York, they hope to spur a debate over whether police should be carrying Tasers at all.

Read the entire article and see video here http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32414436/ns/today-today_people/

[Bro. Allen]

I think tasers are a useful tool in personal protection and law enforcement but I hear to many cases where they are abused , which is probably because they are non-lethal.
I wouldn't doubt it if some look for an opportunity or an excuse to shock someone.
They should treat them as they do their firearms and only use in extreme circumstances.