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Taser use in July 24 protest found “excessive”
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A lawyer hired by the Town of Brattleboro to investigate a July 24th incident in which two non-violent protesters were stunned with a Taser gun says the decision by police to use the weapon was “unnecessary and excessive.”VPR News
Sorrell stresses importance of Taser training for police
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Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell says police who carry Tasers or “stun guns†should be trained in how to use them.VPR News
State review due on use of non-lethal force
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Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell says his office will undertake a statewide review of the use of non-lethal force including electronic stun guns by police in the wake of a pair of controversial incidents in Brattleboro.VPR News