Civil rights groups concerned about Taser use in Houston [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

March 31, 2005

Civil rights groups concerned about Taser use in Houston

HOUSTON Civil rights groups in Houston are urging police to limit the use of stun guns as statistics show minorities are more likely to get shocked than whites.

The Houston police department says officers stunned people with Tasers in 144 incidents between December third and March tenth.

Blacks or Hispanics were shocked in 125 of those cases _ or 87 percent of the time.

The League of United Latin American Citizens, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People want to meet with the police chief about the statistics.
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