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Tasing a pregnant woman in front of her kid? The outrageous -- and dangerous -- abuse of tasers by police

Posted: May 21, 2012 |   Comments

Police often misuse tasers -- with terrible results.

In 2004, Malaika Brooks, seven
months pregnant and accompanied by her 11-year-old son, was pulled over
by two Seattle cops for driving 32 mph in a 20 mph zone. She was willing
to accept a speeding ticket, but incorrectlythought signing it was an
admission of guilt. She refused.In
response, one of the officers held up his Taser and asked if she knew
what it was. She said she didn't, but added: "I have to go to the
bathroom... I am pregnant. I'm less than 60 days from having my baby."According to Adam Liptak, reporting for the New York Times,
this is what followed when a patrol supervisor joined the cops and
decided to place Brooks under arrest, all in front of her young son:The three men assessed the situation and conferred. "Well, don't do it in her stomach," one said. "Do it in her thigh."Officer
Ornelas twisted Ms. Brooks's arm behind her back. A colleague, Officer
Donald M. Jones, applied the Taser to Ms. Brooks's left thigh, causing
her to cry out and honk the car's horn. A half-minute later, Officer
Jones applied the Taser again, now to Ms. Brooks's left arm. He waited
six seconds before pressing it into her neck.

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