"Don't Tase Me Bro'" Confrontation Leads To New Rules At UF
Posted: 6:39 am EDT April 23, 2008Updated: 10:16 am EDT April 23, 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- New taser restrictions at the University of Florida are being implemented after a now infamous taser takedown on the campus.
SLIDESHOW: Student Tasered During Press Conference
RAW VIDEO: Student Shot With Taser During Press Conference
READ: FDLE Report On Tasering Of UF Student (PDF)
University of Florida President Bernie Machen has agreed to accept a committee's recommendations on restricted Taser use. He appointed the committee of faculty and students after a UF student who was Tased made national headlines.The new policy, however, would still allow campus police to use a Taser stun gun against any student who disrupted a campus forum.Student Andrew Meyer physically resisted being escorted from an auditorium by police and was Tased at a September forum with U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.Critics of Taser use have expressed concern that people who have pre-existing medical conditions may be placed at fatal risk when shot with the stun guns.The report says the revised Taser guidelines try to strike a balance between the needs of security and law enforcement and the safety of detainees.
SLIDESHOW: Student Tasered During Press ConferenceRAW VIDEO: Student Shot With Taser During Press ConferenceREAD: FDLE Report On Tasering Of UF Student (PDF)University of Florida President Bernie Machen has agreed to accept a committee's recommendations on restricted Taser use. He appointed the committee of faculty and students after a UF student who was Tased made national headlines.The new policy, however, would still allow campus police to use a Taser stun gun against any student who disrupted a campus forum.Student Andrew Meyer physically resisted being escorted from an auditorium by police and was Tased at a September forum with U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.Critics of Taser use have expressed concern that people who have pre-existing medical conditions may be placed at fatal risk when shot with the stun guns.The report says the revised Taser guidelines try to strike a balance between the needs of security and law enforcement and the safety of detainees.
Previous Stories:
- October 24, 2007: University Of Florida Police Cleared In Use Of Taser On Student
- September 28, 2007: UCF Student Government Votes Down Proposed Taser Ban
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