How can police mistake a gun for a taser? ‘Rare but possible’
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A stun gun, commonly called a taser has become a popular crime-fighting device since 1999. The devices are shaped like a handgun, but are different in look and feel from a police officer s service weapon. They are also often worn on the non-dominate side of a police officer. Al Amrhein | For NJ Advance Media
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Alabama law enforcement officers receiving routine training in using tasers, and there are no known instances in which a case of so-called “weapons confusion” has resulted in tragedy within the state.
Alabama House Democrats push for more police and criminal justice reform after Chauvin verdict
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Montgomery police officers hold signs showing support for protesters at a Justice for George Floyd event last year at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. (Mike Cason/mcason@al.com)
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Law enforcement accountability remains a top concern for Alabama Democrats heading into the final weeks of this year’s legislative session.
But for Democrats, long saddled with superminority status in the Alabama statehouse, even small victories on issues of criminal justice reform are worth celebrating.
On the day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all three charges related to the murder of George Floyd, Alabama Democrats said they will continue rolling out bills aimed at holding police accountable even if major reforms, such as restricting qualified immunity for police, has an uphill climb before the Republi
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