SPECIAL REPORT-The garage science behind the stun gun that changed policing [Reuters]
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SPECIAL REPORT-The garage science behind the stun gun that changed policing | Reuters Reuters Staff 29 Min Read (This is the fourth story in a series about Tasers, “Shock Tactics”) By Lisa Girion SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept 20 (Reuters) - When Rick Smith launched his supercharged stun gun in 1999, his startup had produced two failed products, several years of losses and a load of debt. He had thrown everything into a weapon he believed police would buy. His challenge was two-fold. He needed something strong enough to stop suspects in their tracks and the science to convince police it wouldn’t kill. In Smith’s view, the science came together just in time to save his company. His pitch to police: The new Taser was more powerful than any other electroshock weapon. And virtually harmless. Smith himself took a half-second shock at a December 1999 demonstration in Los Angeles and “dropped immediately,” according to a log of the event. “I can state unequivocally that the ADVANCED TASER is a sa
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