With all the tasering going on, it's great to know that a "Stop Taser Torture, blogging for Justice Day" has been planned for Dec. 4, 09.
The goal is to unite the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day – Taser Torture in America, Canada and throughout the world. There is a need to expand the discussion.
This year will be the 2nd annual "Stop Taser Torture – Blogging For Justice Day." Organizers want to expand the discussion on the issue of tasering and how the issue threatens us all.
Get this, Amnesty International says that between 2001 and August 2008, 334 Americans died after Taser shocks. The stun gun was deemed to have caused or contributed to at least 50 of those deaths, Amnesty says, citing medical examiners and coroners. Most suspects were unarmed, and many were subjected to repeated or prolonged shocks, according to Amnesty. The human rights group has called for governments to limit the use of stun guns or suspend their use. In November 2007, the UN Committee Against Torture released a statement saying "use of Taser X26 weapons, provoking extreme pain, constituted a form of torture, and... in certain cases, it could also cause death."
I plan to join in on December 4th and blog with the movement to "Stop Taser Torture, blogging for Justice."
I think it will raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.
You can contact the group "Stop Taser Torture at: StopTaserTorture@gmail.com to register your blog. You can also register at their website: http://stoptasertorture.wordpress.com/
Don’t forget to support the petition to the United States Congress calling for public hearings on the systemic human rights violations occurring with Federal funding for the use of Tasers® against American citizens. Have a question? Need additional information? Want to participate? Register via email: StopTaserTorture@gmail.com
Take the poll below: Should governments limit the use of Taser guns or suspend their use? Let your opinion be known.