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Passive Resisters

Taser stun guns used on non-violent protesters.

By Silja J.A. Talvi

Things turned ugly at an Oct. 9 protest in Pittsburgh, when demonstrators converged to protest Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s attendance at a fundraiser for Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) Protesters cornered Bush, chanting, “We don’t want you here.” Though the protesters were entirely nonviolent, police responded by using Tasers on two of them. While Taser’s materials have always focused on the need… return to article

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