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Don’t Tase Me, GOP!

By Jacob Wheeler

The St. Paul Police Department is arming itself with Tasers. Local activists and media say that the department ordered 230 stun guns in late February — adding to the 140 already in its possession — in preparation for protests at the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC), which St. Paul will host from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4. Police spokesman Tom Walsh… return to article

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