WA:WA Police shift policy on Taser use

AAP General News (Australia)
12-02-2010
WA:WA Police shift policy on Taser use

WA's police commissioner has announced a major policy change on Tasers .. saying the
stun guns should only be used when officers believe they're at risk of serious injury.

KARL O'CALLAGHAN also says incidents captured on CCTV will be reviewed to determine
if police accounts of the incidents match the tapes.

It comes after a Perth family had obstruction charges against them dropped .. after
CCTV footage undermined the police case against them.

AAP RTV ldj/jkl/jen/

KEYWORD: TASER WA POLICY (PERTH)

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