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Police face new scrutiny for use of Tasers after deadly incidents

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For many years, police use of force against people of color, especially Black Americans, has been under intense scrutiny. Tasers, also known as conducted electrical or energy weapons, may be ranked below guns on the spectrum of police force, but using them has resulted in deaths. John Yang reports. A warning: some images in this report may disturb viewers.

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U.S. & Canada
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police brutality, police killings, police taser killings
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